MD Supreme Court declines to say whether 'egregious' Brady violations mandate dismissal thedailyrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailyrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Maryland Supreme Court is weighing whether a prosecutor’s effort to keep exculpatory evidence from the defense should result in the dismissal of criminal charges. The state’s highest court heard oral arguments this week in the case of Jonathan D. Smith, whose 2001 murder conviction fell apart when his lawyers discovered reams of evidence that […]
Maryland's high court will consider when the prosecution’s willful failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of criminal charges.
Maryland's failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of charges only when a new and fair trial is impossible, appeals court says.
An Eastern Shore man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for a murder he said he did not commit walked free this week, a year after Maryland’s highest court tossed out his conviction based on newly discovered DNA evidence.