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BRIAN KING v. STATE OF MARYLAND

BRIAN KING v. STATE OF MARYLAND

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Criminal law — Weapons charges — Sufficiency of evidence

On June 18, 2022, appellant Brian King exited a parked pickup truck in Baltimore City. He was approached by Police Department officers who had followed the vehicle from upon indication that it had been stolen. King provided a false identity to the officers and gave contradictory statements about whether he possessed the vehicle. Upon search of the vehicle, the officers discovered a handgun and a magazine containing ammunition located in a zipped backpack behind the driver’s seat.

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