Court of Special Appeals of Maryland December 15, 1980, 421, September Term, 1980 (Beard v. State)

Morton, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant, Wendell Beard, was convicted by a jury sitting in the Criminal Court of Baltimore (Murphy, J., presiding) of 1) first degree murder; 2) unlawful use of a handgun in the commission of a felony or crime of violence; 3) unlawfully carrying a handgun; and 4) unlawful use of a credit card.