Bloodsworth v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Appellant, Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, was convicted by a Baltimore County jury of first degree murder, first degree rape, and first degree sexual offense. The trial judge subsequently determined that he should be sentenced to death.
The case reaches us pursuant to the provisions of Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl. Vol.) Art. 27, § 414 stating that whenever the death penalty is imposed, we shall review the sentence.
We shall reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial because we find a violation of Bloodsworth’s rights under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10…
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