PHILLIPS v. STATE

No. 7, Sept. Term, 2016.

152 A.3d 712 (2017)

451 Md. 180

Richmond D. PHILLIPS, v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Filed: January 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kobrin , Asst. Public Defender ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender, Samuel Feder , Asst. Public Defender, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for petitioner/cross respondent.

Robert Taylor, Jr. , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for respondent/cross petitioner.

Barbera, C.J., Greene, Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Getty, and Lynne A. Battaglia (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ.


This appeal requires us to determine whether a deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA") analysis conducted in accordance with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's ("FBI") Quality Assurance Standards ("QAS") qualifies for automatic admissibility under § 10-915 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article ("CJP") of the Maryland Code. Petitioner...

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