Legal Opinion

Lancaster v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided August 27, 2009No. 74, September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*355RAYMOND G. TH1EME, JR., J.,

Retired Specially Assigned.

In this opinion, we revisit the increasing problems posed by cases of gang-related intimidation of witnesses, which cannot be overstated. After a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, petitioner, Jovon Brian Lancaster (“Lancaster”), was convicted of two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of second degree assault, one count of first degree burglary, and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Affirming Lancaster’s convictions, the intermediate appellate court held that the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Alston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
  2. DANSBURY v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2010
  3. Lancaster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2009
  4. Lancaster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
  5. Raynor v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2011

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