Court of Appeals of Maryland· 6/28/1993

Harris v. State

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626 A.2d 946
331 Md. 137
1993 Md. LEXIS 99

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concluding that an amendment deleting the word “possesses” from a criminal statute reflected the Legislature’s intent to require more than mere possession of a handgun
concluding that an amendment deleting the word “possesses” from a criminal statute reflected the Legislature’s intent to require more than mere possession of a handgun
concluding that an amendment deleting the word “possesses” from a criminal statute reflected the Legislature’s intent to require more than mere possession of a handgun
ruling that, when a defendant had “portrayed himself as an enterprising businessman who did not need to sell drugs,” the State was allowed to use the defendant’s tax returns to rebut that portrayal
“ ‘[T]he search for [legislative] intent is most accurately described as an effort to discern some general purpose, aim, or policy of the statute.’ ”
“ ‘[T]he search for [legislative] intent is most accurately described as an effort to discern some general purpose, aim, or policy of the statute.’ ”

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Judges: Bell

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