Mack v. Maryland

The primary question presented in this case is whether under Maryland Rule 4-325(c) a trial court in a criminal case must, if requested by the accused, instruct a jury that an accused cannot be found guilty of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence under Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl.Vol., 1983 Cum.Supp.), Art. 27, ? 36B(d) if found not guilty of a crime of violence as defined in Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl.Vol., 1983 Cum.Supp.), Art. 27, ? 441(e).