Ford v. State

ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.

Robert A. Ford was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of unlawfully carrying a handgun. At the conclusion of the trial, the court sentenced him to eight years imprisonment. On appeal, Ford raises two issues:

1. The prosecutor’s closing argument was improper; and

2. The sentence was illegal.

Baltimore City Officer Michael Vaughn was in a marked police car parked in the 2400 block of East Preston Street when a Toyota with four people in it passed him, traveling at a high rate of speed. Vaughn pursued the Toyota and followed it for three blocks.…