Allen & Diggs v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “We review the Court of Special Appeals’s interpretation of the statute de novo.” (Citation omitted)
• “Reverse other crimes evidence” is not subject to Rule 404(b), and need only be relevant under Rule 401 and pass the balancing test of Rule 403.
• “[PS § 2-510] requires that once a match is determined, a sample from the individual identified in the DNA data base must be obtained and analyzed to compare it to the sample obtained from the crime scene.”
• “The right of an accused in a criminal trial to due process is, in essence, the right to a fair opportunity to defend against the State’s accusations.” (quoting Foster v. State, 297 Md. 191, 203 (1983))
• inconclusive DNA results that prove nothing do not warrant relief

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).