State v. Lewis

State of Maryland v. Jermaine Cordell Lewis, No. 1695, September 2022 Term. Opinion by Moylan, J. HEADNOTE: ANATOMY OF A DYING EMBER – AN UNSOLVED CASE FROM 2005 – THE SEPARATE DYING EMBER: JAILHOUSE INFORMANT RAYMOND DARBY – AN ANALYSIS DEFERRED – THE INVESTIGATION RESUMES – A SIX-YEAR WILD GOOSE CHASE – APPLICATION FOR A STATEMENT OF CHARGES – THE SOLE ISSUE BEFORE US: JUDGE ANDERSON’S RULING OF AUGUST 4, 2022 – A DOUBLE-BARRELED RULING – STANDARD OF APPELLATE REVIEW – A NON-CONTENTIOUS CONTENTION – BUT A CONTENTIOUS NON-CONTENTION – A BAD FAITH INVOCATION OF THE GOOD FAITH EXCEPTION – THE…