Kirkland v. State

BISHOP, Judge.

Victor Kirkland, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Bothe, J.) of first degree murder (MD.ANN.CODE art. 27, § 407), use of a handgun in a crime of violence (MD.ANN.CODE art. 27, § 36B(d)) and simple assault. 1 Kirkland received a life sentence for the first degree murder conviction, a ten year consecutive sentence for the handgun conviction and a five year consecutive sentence for the assault conviction.

Kirkland presents two issues on appeal:

I. Whether the failure to suppress his pre-trial statements constitutes reversible error?

II.…