Legal Opinion
Whack v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 7, 1980No. [No. 97, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
The issue in this criminal case is whether separate sentences may be imposed for robbery with a deadly weapon in violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol.), Art. 27, § 488, and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony in violation of Art. 27, § 36B (d), where both convictions are based upon a single act of robbery with a handgun.
The petitioner Tommy Whack was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, one count of use of a handgun in the commission of a felony (i.e., robbery), and two counts of assault. All…
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