Blake v. State

William Samuel Blake v. State of Maryland, Misc. No. 2, September Term, 2022, Opinion by Booth, J. CRIMINAL LAW — INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL — STATE’S OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE IMPEACHMENT EVIDENCE Pursuant to Maryland Rule 8-304, the Supreme Court of Maryland issued a writ of certiorari accepting two certified questions from the Appellate Court of Maryland, which it slightly rephrased as follows: 1. Did the post-conviction court err by ruling that trial counsel had not rendered ineffective assistance by failing to move to compel production of the Internal Affairs Division files and other…