Legal Opinion
Stevenson v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 9, 1984No. 46, September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COUCH, Judge.
We are asked to hold that the Circuit Court for Kent County (Clark, J.) erred in denying appellant’s motion for a new trial in this criminal case. The motion was based on the newly discovered evidence that one of the state’s expert witnesses had perjured himself with respect to his academic credentials. We affirm.
The facts giving rise to the issue before us may be succinctly stated. The appellant was charged with the first degree murder of her husband and related offenses including setting fire while perpetrating a crime. 1 It appears that her husband’s death was the result of…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In Re Petition for Writ of ProhibitionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Barnhard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Yorke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Merritt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- State v. BrittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
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