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Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2/21/2012

Washington v. State

Citations

  • 37 A.3d 932
  • 424 Md. 632
  • 2012 Md. LEXIS 73

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “the State must check every location where the evidence could reasonably be located”
  • rejecting petitioner’s motion for new trial under CP § 8-201(c) because development of newer blood-testing did not render the older test unreliable
  • noting that, with respect to a motion for a new trial, a trial judge’s discretion “‘is not fixed and immutable’” but “‘will expand or contract’” based on the circumstances of the case (quoting Merritt v. State, 367 Md. 17, 30, 785 A.2d 756, 764 (2001))
  • noting that, with respect to a motion for a new trial, a trial judge’s discretion “ ‘is not fixed and immutable’ ” but “ ‘will expand or contract’ ” based on the circumstances of the case (quoting Merritt v. State, 367 Md. 17, 30, 785 A.2d 756, 764 (2001))
  • “[I]f there is any competent evidence to support the factual findings below, those findings cannot be held to be clearly erroneous.”
  • “[T]he ‘clearly erroneous’ standard of review is applicable to the Circuit Court’s finding that [a] search ... was a reasonable search under [CP] § 8-201 [.]” (Ellipsis and second alteration in original) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Bell, C.J., Harrell, Battaglia, Greene, Adkins, Barbera and John C. Eldridge (Retired, Specially Assigned)

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