CURTIS MAURICE LOPEZ v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Krauser, Feb. 2, 2017,
Discovery- Sentencing- Where the State has tendered voluminous discovery, it is required under Rule 4-342 to “identify, with some specificity, what previously disclosed documents and information it intends to rely upon at sentencing”
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PAUL EARNEST HOWARD, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Eyler, Jan. 31, 2017,
Due Process- Discovery- Even if a court can force a third party to allow the defense onto their property as part of criminal discovery, the defendant must first demonstrate that their need outweighs the privacy interests of the third party.
Case refiled on March 28, 2017. But I have no idea what changed. Nothing I noticed.
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JOHN W. GREEN, III v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Graeff, Dec. 1, 2016,
Discovery – Pre-Trial Identification – 4-263 requires that the State disclose pretrial “identification of the defendant by a State’s witness”, not identification of a co-defendant.
JAHTOOLIE MULLEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Meredith, June 2, 2016,
Discovery – Where defendant was charged with an age-based firearm violation, State was obligated to turn over defendant’s statement regarding his date of birth made at booking.
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