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DECKER v. STATE

No. 44, September Term, 2008.

971 A.2d 268 (2009)

408 Md. 631

Charles Henry DECKER v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kellie M. Black, Assistant Public Defender (Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender, and Mark Colvin, Assistant Public Defender, of Baltimore), on brief, for petitioner/cross-respondent.

Brian S. Kleinbord, 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, GREENE, ADKINS, BARBERA, and JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, (Retired, specially assigned), JJ.

BARBERA, J.

During the trial of Petitioner Charles Henry Decker, the court admitted evidence that on a previously scheduled trial date Petitioner left the courthouse before trial commenced. The State offered the evidence to show that Petitioner fled from prosecution, thereby reflecting his consciousness of guilt of the charged crimes. Petitioner challenges the admission of the evidence, arguing that it was too ambiguous and...

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