DELEON v. STATE

No. 17, September Term, 2008.

962 A.2d 383 (2008)

407 Md. 16

Ayinde DeLEON v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

December 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Tully (Stephen R. Tully, Seigel, Tully & Furrer, Baltimore) on brief, for Appellant.

Douglas F. Gansler, Atty. Gen. (Diane E. Keller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore) on brief, for Appellee.

Argued Before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, ADKINS and BARBERA, JJ.


ADKINS, Judge.

Ayinde DeLeon appeals his conviction of first-degree assault and conspiracy to commit first degree murder of a fellow prisoner in the Maryland Department of Corrections ("DOC"). DeLeon contends that his trial was prejudiced by the admission of evidence that he was associated with the "Bloods" gang. He asserts that "[e]vidence of gang membership and activity was not relevant to the facts of [DeLeon]'s case, was highly prejudicial, and was admitted without...

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