Warrick v. State

R0D0WSKY, Judge.

This criminal case involves pretrial discovery—specifically, the disclosures which the Maryland Rules required the State to make without any request from the accused.

Petitioner, Paul Otis Warrick (Warrick), was convicted of armed robbery, storehouse breaking, and carrying a dangerous weapon openly with the intention of injuring another. The victim is Christopher David Parker (Parker), the part owner of a produce stand in Prince George’s County. Sometime after midnight on August 4, 1982, a silent alarm at the produce stand sounded in Parker’s home and he went to investigate.…