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Harper v. State

COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND
Nov 13, 2018
No. 2413 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Nov. 13, 2018)

Opinion

No. 2413

11-13-2018

RONALD HARPER v. STATE OF MARYLAND


Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Case No. 817276003

UNREPORTED

Woodward, C.J., Leahy, Moylan, Charles, E., Jr. (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ. PER CURIAM *This is an unreported opinion, and it may not be cited in any paper, brief, motion, or other document filed in this Court or any other Maryland Court as either precedent within the rule of stare decisis or as persuasive authority. Md. Rule 1-104.

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Ronald Harper, Jr., appellant, was convicted of carrying a handgun concealed or openly about his person and possession of ammunition after having been convicted of a disqualifying crime. His sole contention on appeal is that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction because, he claims, the State failed to prove that he possessed the firearm and ammunition. However, defense counsel did not raise this claim when making her motion for judgment of acquittal in the trial court. Consequently, it is not preserved for appellate review. See Peters v. State, 224 Md. App. 306, 354 (2015) ("[R]eview of a claim of insufficiency is available only for the reasons given by [the defendant] in his motion for judgment of acquittal." (citation omitted)).

Although Harper does not specifically ask us to do so, we decline to exercise our discretion to engage in "plain error" review of this claim pursuant to Maryland Rule 8-131(a). --------

JUDGMENTS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY AFFIRMED. COSTS TO BE PAID BY APPELLANT.


Summaries of

Harper v. State

COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND
Nov 13, 2018
No. 2413 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Nov. 13, 2018)
Case details for

Harper v. State

Case Details

Full title:RONALD HARPER v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court:COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND

Date published: Nov 13, 2018

Citations

No. 2413 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Nov. 13, 2018)