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CARL COOPER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Listen to this articleCriminal law — Sufficiency of the evidence — Attempted first-degree murder
Appellant, Carl Cooper, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of attempted first degree murder of an unknown person, first degree assault of Martha Gilliard, first degree assault of Hogan McGill, three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, three counts of reckless endangerment, wearing, carrying and transporting a handgun, discharging a firearm in the City of Baltimore, and illegal possession of a regulated firearm. Appellant was sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 60 years, the first five years without the possibility of parole.
On appeal, appellant presents the following questions for this Court’s review:
1. Did the trial court err by admitting two statements made by appellant through recorded calls from a correctional facility?
2. Is the evidence legally insufficient to sustain appellant’s conviction for attempted first degree murder of an unknown person?
