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York v. State

Citations

  • 467 A.2d 552
  • 56 Md. App. 222
  • 1983 Md. App. LEXIS 370

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that-“a gun which, at the time of its use, is not a firearm (‘explosive of projectiles’
  • holding that a firearm that is inoperable and not readily rendered operable at the time of use is not a handgun
  • “We do not think the legislature, in its concern for the protection of citizens against handguns used in crimes, intended a weapon to be excluded from the handgun category because of nice calculations of percentages or the relative strengths of potential users.”

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Judges: Lowe, Wilner, Adkins

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