Legal Opinion
Ayala v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 23, 2007No. 943, Sept. Term, 2005PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
A jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County convicted Mario Ayala (Ayala), the appellant, of first-degree murder. The court sentenced Ayala to life in prison and he filed this appeal.
ISSUES
Ayala presents the following arguments for this Court’s review:
I. The trial court erred in allowing the State to present irrelevant, incompetent, and inflammatory gang evidence.
II. The trial court erred in denying the motion to suppress Mr. Ayala’s statements to the police.
III. The trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury to consider Mr. Ayala’s mens rea separately from that of the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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