Legal Opinion

Woodlin v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 26, 2023No. 22/22Published

1Opinion of the Court

John Matthew Woodlin v. State of Maryland, No. 22, September Term, 2022. Opinion by Eaves, J. CRIMINAL LAW — MARYLAND REPEAT SEXUAL PREDATOR PREVENTION ACT OF 2018 — STATUTORY INTERPRETATION The Supreme Court of Maryland held that the Maryland Repeat Sexual Predator Prevention Act of 2018, codified under the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, § 10-923, does not require a circuit court to consider any particular factor when it determines whether the probative value of the evidence the State seeks to admit outweighs the danger of unfair prejudice under § 10-923(e)(4). Rather, the Court…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. Fred James Lemay, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. CastilloCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  4. Jane Doe, a Minor, by and Through Her Guardian and Mother, Alisa Rudy-Glanzer v. Elroy "Bud" Glazer, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. GuardiaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998

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