CLARK v. STATE

No. 23, Sept. Term, 2020.

251 A.3d 1144 (2021)

473 Md. 607

Jamel CLARK v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Stephanie Asplundh , Asst. Public Defender ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Menelik Coates , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

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


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