Gonzales v. State

CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge,

Specially Assigned.

The Circuit Court for Howard County dismissed the indictment which charged Nelson Gonzales with various violations of the controlled dangerous substances laws. The Court of Special Appeals reinstated the indictment on appeal by the State. State v. Gonzales, 82 Md.App. 411, 571 A.2d 1267 (1990). Gonzales sought and obtained from us a writ of certiorari. We are asked to review the propriety of the dismissal of the indictment.

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The indictment was handed down on 15 December 1988. It was dismissed on 16 August 1989. In pre-trial maneuvering by…