Legal Opinion
State v. Holton
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 13, 2011No. 91PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
In a four-count indictment returned by a Baltimore City Grand Jury, Helen L. Holton, Respondent, was charged with bribery, malfeasance in office, nonfeasance in office, and perjury. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City granted her motion *533to dismiss those charges on the ground of legislative privilege. After that ruling was affirmed by the Court of Special Appeals in State v. Holton, 193 Md.App. 322, 997 A.2d 828 (2009), the State filed a petition for writ of certiorari in which it presented two questions for our review:
I. DID THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS ERR IN HOLDING THAT THE COMMON LAW…
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