STATE v. CARTER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Jer Welter , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Renée McDonald Hutchins , Assigned Public Defender (University of the District of Columbia Law, Washington, DC; Paul DeWolfe , Public Defender of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Amicus Curiae Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association in Support of the Respondent: Robin K. Henley, Esq. , Henley & Henley, Annapolis, MD, Erica J. Suter, Esq. , Law Offices Erica J. Suter, LLC, Greenbelt, MD, Megan E. Coleman, Esq. , MarcusBonsib, LLC, Greenbelt, MD, Nancy S. Forster, Esq. , Forster & LeCompte, Towson, MD, Rachel Marblestone Kamins, Esq. , Office of the Public Defender, Appellate Division, Baltimore, MD, Steven M. Klepper, Esq. , Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, MD, John R. Grimm, Esq. , Mark D. Davis, Esq. , Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, LLP, Washington, DC.

Argued before: Barbera, C.J.; McDonald, Watts, Hotten, Getty, Booth, and Biran, JJ.