CHRISTOPHER HENRY WHITTLE v. STATE OF MARYLAND - Maryland Daily Record

Daily Record Staff//April 2, 2019//

Daily Record Staff//April 2, 2019//

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Criminal law — Sufficiency of the evidence — Arson

A jury in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County convicted Christopher Henry Whittle, appellant, of second-degree arson, second-degree malicious burning of personal property, and malicious destruction of property, in connection with a fire that destroyed a storage shed on Mr. Whittle’s neighbor’s property. On appeal, Mr. Whittle contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain …

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