State v. Adams

I would affirm the judgments of the Court of Special Appeals and the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. The majority opinion today, like the majority opinion in Stevenson v. State, 289 Md. 167, 423 A.2d 558 (1980), mis-reads the pre-1980 opinions of this Court dealing with the Maryland constitutional provision making juries the judges of the law in criminal cases. Moreover, the majority opinion in the case at bar is replete with erroneous statements, unsupported assertions, and faulty analysis.

The principal issue before this Court is whether the respondent Adams is entitled to…