Mora v. State

WILNER, Judge.

A jury in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County convicted petitioner Mora of maintaining a common nuisance, in violation of Maryland Code, Article 27, § 286(a)(5). The conviction was based on evidence, the sufficiency of which is not challenged, that, between 1988 and 1997, Mora maintained a “compound” at 8200 West Baltimore-Annapolis Road that was (1) resorted to by drug abusers for the purpose of illegally administering controlled dangerous substances, and (2) used for the illegal manufacture, distribution, dispensing, storage, or concealment of such substances. 1 Any…