Tate v. State

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The dispositive question before us in this case is whether, under the totality of the circumstances, Petitioner Brian Arthur Tate knowingly and voluntarily pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. After failing to seek leave to appeal his conviction following his guilty plea and failing to obtain requested postconviction relief, Mr. Tate requested that his postconviction matter be reopened pursuant to Section 7-104 of the Criminal Procedure Article of the Maryland Code (2001, 2008 Repl. Vol.) (" Crim. Proc. § 7-104"). Mr. Tate alleged that this Court's decision in State v. Daughtry , 419 Md.…