Wyatt v. State

EYLER, DEBORAH S., J.

A jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County found Scott R. Wyatt, the appellant, guilty of possessing a regulated firearm after conviction of a “disqualifying crime,” in violation of Md.Code (2003), section 5-133(b)(l) of the Public Safety Article (“PS”). He was sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment.

On appeal, the appellant poses two questions for review, which we have reworded slightly:

I. Did the trial court err in ruling that his prior conviction was a “disqualifying crime” within the meaning of PS sections 5-101(g) and 5—133(b)(1)?

II. Was there sufficient…