Burris v. State

Following a trial held from July 20, 2010, through July 23, 2010, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Shelton Burris, also known as Tyrone Burris, appellant, of one count of first-degree murder and one count of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence.1 See

*94Md.Code Ann., Crim. Law Art. (“C.L.”) § 2-201 (first-degree murder); C.L. § 4-204 (use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence). On September 29, 2010, the circuit court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment for first-degree murder and nineteen years’ imprisonment consecutive…