Legal Opinion
Frazier v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 14, 1990No. 74, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge,
Specially Assigned.
I
The General Assembly of Maryland has long been concerned with the unlawful use of handguns. From time to time, it enacted legislation encompassing these types of weapons. One of the statutes early enacted was codified as § 445(c), Article 27 of the Maryland Code (1957). As set out in the 1987 Replacement Volume, it reads, in part pertinent to this appeal:
It shall be unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a crime of violence ... to possess a pistol or revolver.[ 1 ]
“Pistol or revolver” was defined as meaning “any firearm with a barrel…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Tichnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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- State v. FaulknerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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3Cited by41 opinions
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