GIDDINS v. STATE

No. 84 September Term, 2005.

899 A.2d 139 (2006)

393 Md. 1

Damont Isaiah GIDDINS v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied June 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Sweitzer (Winston Law & Mediation, Westminster; Ronald I. Kurland of Ronald I. Kurland, P.A., Baltimore), all on brief, for Petitioner.

Brian S. Kleinbord, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen. of MD, on brief). Baltimore, for Respondent

Argued before BELL, C.J., WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE and JOHN C. ELDRIDGE (Retired, Specially Assigned) JJ.


BATTAGLIA, Judge.

Petitioner, Damont Isaiah Giddins, seeks review of the Court of Special Appeals's judgment affirming the denial of his "Motion to Bar Retrial Following Mistrial (Double Jeopardy)" after the Circuit Court for Worcester County had granted Mr. Giddins's motion for mistrial during direct examination of the State's first witness. We granted certiorari in this case to answer the following questions:

1. Whether the trial court entered an order...

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