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BLANKS v. STATE

No. 13 September Term, 2008.

959 A.2d 1180 (2008)

406 Md. 526

Richard Lavonte BLANKS v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

November 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Braudes, Assistant Public Defender (Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender, of Baltimore), on brief, for petitioner/cross respondent.

Steven L. Holcomb, Assistant Attorney General (Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General of Maryland, of Baltimore), on brief, for respondent/cross petitioner.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, MURPHY, ADKINS, BARBERA, and JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, (Retired, specially assigned) JJ.

BARBERA, J.

We decide in this case whether the trial court erred by permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine petitioner Richard Lavonte Blanks regarding the timing and content of his communications with defense counsel about his trial testimony. We agree with petitioner that the court erred by permitting the challenged cross-examination. Moreover, we reject the State's contention that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We therefore reverse the judgment...

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