GARCIA v. STATE

No. 62, Sept. Term, 2021.

281 A.3d 115 (2022)

480 Md. 467

Roger Johann GARCIA v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied September 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by John N. Sharifi , Assigned Public Defender (Law Offices of John N. Sharifi, LLC, Rockville, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

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

Argued before: Watts, Hotten, Booth, Biran, Eaves, Irma S. Raker (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), Joseph M. Getty (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ.


In this case, we consider whether a valid legal foundation exists to convict a defendant of second-degree intent to kill murder, as an accessory before the fact. The Court of Special Appeals held that it is conceivable for an accessory before the fact to aid, on impulse and without premeditation, another in the commission of a homicide...

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