Legal Opinion
Sparkman v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 26, 2009No. 1196, Sept. Term, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLANDER, Judge.
Ronald Sparkman, appellant, was charged with the murder of Ralph “Wes” Pritchett, who was shot to death in Baltimore City on January 14, 2005. Following a trial in May 2007, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Sparkman of first-degree murder, as well as use of a handgun in a crime of violence, and wearing or carrying a handgun. 1
On appeal, Sparkman poses the following two questions:
1. Did the court below err by admitting into evidence a letter purportedly written by Appellant?
2. Was the evidence legally insufficient to sustain Appellant’s…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Stroud v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by7 opinions
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