McGhie v. State

Robert Anthony McGhie v. State of Maryland, No. 78, September Term 2015 CRIMINAL LAW — PETITION FOR WRIT OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE — IMPACT OF NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE — When newly discovered evidence reveals that an expert witness testified falsely, the judge hearing a petition for actual innocence looks back to the trial that occurred to determine whether, had the jurors been made aware that the expert witness testified falsely about his academic credentials, the newly discovered evidence creates a substantial or significant possibility that the verdict may have been different.

Md. Code Ann.,…