Furda v. State

Following a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County (Rubin, J.), Mark Edward Furda, appellant, was convicted of perjury, in violation of Md.Code (2002, 2007 Supp.), § 9-101(a)(2) of the Criminal Law Article (“C.L.”), and giving false information or making a material misstatement in a firearm application (the “false statement” charge), in violation of Md.Code (2003, 2007 Supp.), § 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article (“P.S.”). After merging the false statement conviction, the court sentenced appellant to ten years’ incarceration for the perjury offense, with all but five years…