Williams v. State

In February 1998, Tony Williams, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of first-degree murder, the use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, and carrying a handgun in the fatal shooting of Dana Drake. When his convictions were upheld by this Court, appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief. That petition was denied by the circuit court. We, however, reversed that decision and remanded the case for a new trial, because the prosecution, in our view, had failed to disclose to the defense material impeachment evidence. Williams v.…