Adams v. State

CHARLES E. MOYLAN, JR., Judge

(retired, specially assigned).

This appeal’s primary contention affords an opportunity to take a long look at Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), and to explore several of its more arcane ramifications.

The appellant, Peter Eli Adams, was convicted by a Baltimore City jury, presided over by Judge Kaye Allison, of 1) murder in the first degree and 2) the use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. On this appeal, he raises four questions:

1. Did the State unconstitutionally fail to reveal exculpatory evidence favorable…