State v. King

State of Maryland v. Kyeem Antonio King, No. 42, September Term, 2025. Opinion by Killough, J. CRIMINAL LAW – WAIVER – ABRUQUAH CLAIM The Supreme Court of Maryland held that the rule announced in Abruquah v. State,

483 Md. 637

(2023), which barred unqualified firearms identification testimony on the record presented in that case, was a case-specific determination and not a categorical rule. Here, Respondent waived his challenge to the reliability of the firearms identification methodology. Even had his challenge been merely unpreserved, as opposed to waived, the Supreme Court of Maryland held…