Prokopis v. State

Although we are admonished by the Maryland Constitution to write an opinion in "every case” submitted to us, doing so simply to deny an application for leave to appeal a post conviction petition as has been a custom in the past was giving the devil more than his due. Whether we can afford that luxury in the future will depend upon our ever increasing workload. Upon occasion, however, we have written — and will continue to write — and publish our reasons for granting or denying such applications, to provide citable authorities as precedent for the determination of these applications and as…