Carpenter v. State

RAYMOND G. THIEME, JR., J. (Retired, Specially Assigned).

Convicted, after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Talbot County, of attempted first degree murder, first degree assault, robbery, and handgun offenses, appellant, Everette Alexander Carpenter, presents four questions for our review, which we rephrase for clarity: 1

I. Did the court err or abuse its discretion in admitting testimony regarding information stored in a cell phone?

II. Did the court err in failing to merge Carpenter’s conviction for first degree assault into his conviction for attempted first degree murder?

III. Did the…