Legal Opinion
Elliott v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 21, 2010No. 24, October Term, 2010PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreene, J.
In this case, we are asked to determine whether the intermediate appellate court erred in applying the doctrine of inevitable discovery sua sponte, where the State did not argue the doctrine at any point during prior proceedings. In addition, we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court erred in failing to grant defense counsel’s motion to compel disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant where the identity of the informant was material to the issue of the defendant’s guilt or innocence.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On April 12, 2006, Winston Elliott was arrested in a…
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