Mason v. State

Troy Mason v. State of Maryland, No. 21, September Term, 2023. Opinion by Hotten, J. DISCOVERY – SANCTION FOLLOWING VIOLATION OF THE RULES – EXERCISE OF DISCRETION BY THE CIRCUIT COURT The circuit court may exercise sound discretion in determining whether to impose a sanction following its finding of a violation of the discovery rules. Hutchins v. State, 339 Md. 466, 475,

663 A.2d 1281, 1286

(1995). The Supreme Court of Maryland held that the Appellate Court of Maryland erred in opining that the inadvertent nature of a violation could “in and of itself be dispositive” in holding whether there…