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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 2764 September Term, 2000

GERARD A. HUDSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Murphy, C.J., Moylan, Charles E., Jr. (Ret'd, Specially Assigned), Thieme, Raymond G., Jr. (Ret'd, Specially Assigned), JJ. Opinion by Thieme, J.

Filed: October 2, 2003

Gerard A. Hudson appeals from the judgments of conviction by a Baltimore City jury on two counts charging second degree murder, and two counts of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. By separate indictments filed in the Circuit Court for

Baltimore City, Hudson was charged with two counts each of first degree murder, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, carrying a handgun, and conspiracy to commit first degree murder.1 After his convictions, he was sentenced to two

consecutive terms of thirty years' imprisonment on the murder convictions and a consecutive life sentence for one conspiracy; the additional conspiracy was merged for purposes of sentencing. In his appeal, Hudson presents the following issues, which we have recast: 1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in admitting hearsay evidence? 2. Must the convictions for conspiracy to commit murder be reversed in view of the jury's inconsistent finding of guilt for second degree murder? 3. Did the trial court's denial of the defense motion for a mistrial constitute an abuse of discretion? 4. Was the evidence sufficient to support the convictions for second degree murder and conspiracy? We shall affirm the convictions. Facts

Md. Code (1957, 1996 Repl. Vol.), Art. 27,

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