DENNIS v. STATE

No. 1774, September Term, 1994.

105 Md. App. 687 (1995)

JOHN DAVID DENNIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

July 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy M. Cohen, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, on the brief) Baltimore, for appellant.

Diane E. Keller, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baltimore, and Sandra A. O'Connor, State's Atty. for Baltimore County, Towson, on the brief), for appellee.

Argued before WILNER, C.J., MURPHY, J., and JOHN J. GARRITY, Judge (retired) Specially Assigned.


WILNER, Chief Judge.

On the evening of August 21, 1993, appellant, armed with a handgun, went to the home of Mark Bantz, apparently kicked in the door, entered the house, and shot Mr. Bantz nine times — in the chest, in the head, and in the back. At least three of the wounds were fatal.

As a consequence of this conduct, a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County convicted appellant of premeditated first degree murder, burglary, and unlawful use...

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