ALSTON v. STATE

No. 717, September Term, 1993.

101 Md. App. 47 (1994)

643 A.2d 468

DAVID L. ALSTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Certiorari Granted November 16, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria S. Lansburgh, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Thomas K. Clancy, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Stuart O. Simms, State's Atty. for Baltimore City, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Argued Before WILNER, C.J., MOYLAN, J., and GETTY, Judge (retired) Specially Assigned.


MOYLAN, Judge.

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