VARRIALE v. STATE

No. 85, September Term, 2014.

119 A.3d 824 (2015)

444 Md. 400

George VARRIALE v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

August 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Mercer , Chief Attorney ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; Thomas J. Mack , David A. Clarke School of Law University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC), on brief, for Petitioner/Cross-Respondent.

Robert Taylor, Jr. , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent/Cross-Respondent.

Argued before: BARBERA, C.J.; HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD, and WATTS, JJ.


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