HARRIS v. STATE

No. 81, September Term, 1998.

728 A.2d 180 (1999)

353 Md. 596

Timothy HARRIS v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gina M. Serra, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, on brief), Baltimore, for Appellant.

Mary Ann Ince, Asst. Atty. Gen (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., on brief), Baltimore, for Appellee.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, RAKER, WILNER and CATHELL, JJ.


RAKER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of carjacking, in violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1996 Repl.Vol., 1997 Supp.), Article 27 § 348A.1 The issue we must decide in this case is whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury that carjacking is not a specific intent crime. We conclude that carjacking is not a specific intent crime, and accordingly, we shall affirm the trial court.

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