IVAN POTTS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Wright, Dec. 28, 2016,
Merger – Where a prohibited person is convicted of possession of a regulated firearm under PS 5-133(c)(1) and possession of ammunition under PS 5-133.1, the sentences do not merge.
NORVEL B. THOMPSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Wright, August 31, 2016,
Voir Dire – On request, where firearm possession is charged, a court must ask voir dire regarding prospective jurors’ strong feelings toward firearms.
STEPHEN L. VOISINE AND WILLIAM E. ARMSTRONG, III, PETITIONERS v. UNITED STATES
Supreme Court of the United States, Kagan, June 27, 2016,
Firearm Possession – 18 USC 922(g)(9) – A charge based on the reckless form of domestic assault can trigger the ban for those convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.”
(Dissent – Thomas with Sotomayor in part – “using force” suggests a level of intent not found in recklessness)
NATHANIEL SMITH, SR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Kehoe, Filed Nov. 25, 2015,
Stipulation – Where the defendant stipulated to an element of the crime, no error where the State failed to read the stipulation into evidence prior to resting its case in chief (but it was read by the court prior to deliberation).