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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 1388 September Term, 2003

MARVIN CANTINE v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Salmon, Krauser, Sonner, Andrew L.
(Retired, specially assigned),

JJ.

Opinion by Sonner, J. Filed: December 27,2004

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A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City found Harvey Lippman and Marvin Cantine guilty of conspiracy to possess heroin with the intent to distribute, but it found them not guilty of conspiracy to possess heroin and conspiracy to distribute heroin.1 Additionally, the jury found Cantine not guilty of being a kingpin. The court sentenced Lippman to thirty-five years' imprisonment, suspending all but fifteen years. $25,000 fine. It also imposed a

The court sentenced Cantine to twenty-five years in

prison without the possibility of parole pursuant to the "three time loser" statute.2 Appellants jointly present five issues on appeal, which we set forth here substantially as they appear in their briefs:3 1. Did the trial court err in denying

Appellants' motion to suppress the fruits of a court-ordered wiretap?
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Harvey Lippman and Marvin Cantine were tried with Edwin Richardson. Police also charged David Blake, Harold Ferguson, Derrick Thomas, and Tia Thomas, but these individuals were not tried with Lippman, Cantine, and Richardson. The jury found Richardson not guilty of all counts.
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See Md. Code (1957, 1996 Repl. Vol., 2001 Supp.), Art. 27

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