CHOW v. STATE

No. 99, September Term, 2005.

903 A.2d 388 (2006)

393 Md. 431

Todd Lin CHOW v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 27, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Wein (David M. Simpson, on brief), Greenbelt, MD, for Petitioner.

Gregory D'Alesandro, Assistant Attorney General (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, on brief), Baltimore, MD for Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.


CATHELL, J.

This case concerns whether the temporary gratuitous exchange or loan of a regulated firearm1 between two adult individuals, who were otherwise permitted to own and obtain a handgun, constitutes an illegal transfer of a firearm in violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1996 Repl.Vol., 2002 Supp.), Art. 27, § 442.2 The particular issue before us is the contextual meaning of the word "transfer," as...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases