Legal Opinion
Gregg v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 24, 2009No. 21 September Term 2008PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarbera, J.
In 2001, the Maryland General Assembly enacted the DNA Postconviction statute. The statute is codified at Maryland Code (2001, 2008 Repl.Vol.), § 8-201 of the Criminal Procedure Article and, as amended several times in the ensuing-years, has consistently provided persons convicted of serious crimes to pursue DNA testing of physical evidence, in the possession of the State, that might prove exculpatory or mitigating and result in a new trial or sentencing. 1
Appellant Donte Gregg was convicted in 2003 of first degree murder. He sought relief under § 8-201 by filing a petition for DNA testing of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- James Harvey v. Robert F. Horan, Jr., Commonwealth's Attorney, County of Fairfax, Jennifer Thompson Karen R. Pomer Jeri Elster, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
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