Garcia v. State

Roger Garcia v. State of Maryland, No. 2355, September Term, 2019. Opinion by Zic, J. FIRST-DEGREE PREMEDITATED MURDER — SECOND-DEGREE INTENT-TO-KILL MURDER — ACCESSORIES BEFORE THE FACT — DELIBERATION AND PREMEDITATION Second-degree intent-to-kill murder based on accessory-before-the-fact accomplice liability is a legally viable theory of murder. An accessory before the fact who personally harbors the intent to kill can aid in the perpetration of a killing without the awareness and reflection necessary to justify a finding of deliberation and premeditation as is required for first-degree…