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JOEL CHRISTOPHER SUTTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Circuit court jurisdiction — Service of process
Following a 2012 trial in the Circuit Court for Somerset County, a jury found Joel Christopher Sutton, appellant, guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, robbery, robbery with a deadly or dangerous weapon, use of a firearm in the commission of felony or crime of violence, reckless endangerment, and wearing and carrying a handgun. The court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment for first-degree murder, and to a consecutive term of twenty years’ imprisonment for use of a firearm in the commission of felony or crime of violence. The remaining counts merged for sentencing.
