A Howard jury found state prison inmate Brandon Morris guilty of murdering a correctional officer during his escape from a Hagerstown hospita ? the verdict qualifies him for the death penalty.

Morris, 22, of Baltimore City, was charged with shooting Correctional Officer Jeffery Wroten, 44, while escaping from Washington County Hospital in January 2006.

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