Samuels v. State

Appellant, George Lee Samuels, was indicted by the grand jury for Prince George’s County in one case (No. 81-596) for housebreaking and related offenses allegedly occurring on January 21, 1981, and in a second case (No. 81-597) for housebreaking and related offenses as well as for transporting a handgun, all of which allegedly occurred on January 23,1981. Over appellant’s objection, the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth counts of the second indictment (handgun offenses) were consolidated with all counts of the first indictment for trial before a jury.

Appellant was convicted of housebreaking…