Legal Opinion
Simms v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 24, 2009No. 97, September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarbera, J.
This case presents us with another opportunity to consider and apply Maryland’s Postconviction DNA statute, enacted in 2001 and codified at Maryland Code (2001, 2008 Repl. Vol.), § 8-201 of the Criminal Procedure Article. 1 Appellant, Joseph Earnest Simms, was convicted in 1998 of two counts of first degree murder. In 2008, he filed a pro se petition for DNA testing of certain evidence that the State collected during its investigation of the crimes, and he requested a hearing on the petition. The Circuit Court subsequently issued an order denying the petition, without a hearing.
Appellant, now…
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- Grandison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
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