Warsame v. State

BELL, Judge.

The issue this appeal presents is whether a substance controlled in Maryland by virtue of Maryland Code (1957,1992 Repl.Vol., 1994 Cum.Supp.), Art. 27, § 278(c)1 remains controlled despite the fact that the substance has never been listed in § 279, the Maryland schedule of controlled dangerous substances. The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County found that it did. Accordingly, the court found Abraham Arah Warsame, the appellant, guilty of possession of Cathine,2 a schedule IV non narcotic controlled dangerous substance, with intent to distribute, suspended a term of imprisonment,…