I. Facts: Summarize the material facts as set forth in the below fact pattern.
II. Issue: The issue is a statement of the question to be addressed in the memorandum. Specifically, you must dis

whether Brown violated Maryland law and identify the specific criminal law code sections.
III. Rule: Cite to the applicable sections of the Criminal Law code that apply to the fact pattern. You may also cite
class materials and any secondary sources to identify and explain the legal standards and rules applicable to dete
whether Brown violated Maryland law.
IV. Analysis: Clearly and thoroughly explain the relevan

The facts are as follows: Julio Manga and his wife are the co-owners of a residence at 123 10th St. Annapolis, MD
Jonathan Brown was at the Manga’s house on Sunday, February 10, 2018, watching the Super Bowl. A concerne
contacted 911 and reported that the occupants of the home were selling drugs out of the home and were presentl
marijuana and that one individual identified as “Brown” had a handgun in his waistband as he entered the residen
on the 911 call, Officers responded to the residence.
The Manga’s’ home has a very large living room window and while walking up to the front door, officers observed
the window Mr. Brown and two other guests sitting on the couch watching television and smoking something. The
detected a distinct odor coming from the residence and observed Mr. Brown hand a very large baggie of greenish
matter next to someone standing near the couch. Based on the officers’ training, knowledge and experience, the
smoking device being used and the distinct odor they detected, the officers reasonably believed the substance th
occupants were smoking and contained within the large baggie was marijuana.
Officers then knocked on the door. After hiding the drugs, Mr. Manga opened the door and granted the officers ac
home and consent to search. When the officers came inside, they informed Mr. Brown and his friends that they ha
witnessed the transfer of a baggie of marijuana between Mr. Brown and another gentleman and that everyone in t
had been observed smoking marijuana through the living room window. Police then observed what looked like a h 

sandwiched between the cushions of the couch near Mr. Brown and upon further inspection discovered three add
handguns underneath the same couch. The officers then conducted pat-downs of Mr. Brown and everyone else in
On Mr. Brown’s person, the officers recovered two digital scales and $1,541 in cash. On the person to whom Mr. B
handed the large baggie of greenish-brown matter, officers recovered a large baggie of marijuana. None of the gu
properly registered and none of the occupants have valid permits to carry any firearms.
Discuss the potential charges that can be filed against Brown