BRIAN KING v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Unreported Opinions//May 14, 2024//
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 Baltimore County Police Department officers who had followed the vehicle from Howard County 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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