Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Jamison v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 15, 2016No. 6/16Published

1Concurrence

McDonald, J.,

which Barbera, C.J., joins, concurring in the judgment.

I join the judgment in this case, but not the Court’s opinion. The Circuit Court held that Mr. Jamison is not entitled to *415relief under the post-conviction DNA testing statute, Maryland Code, Criminal Procedure Article (“CP”), § 8-201, because the results of the DNA testing were not favorable to him. The Majority opinion affirms the Circuit Court judgment without opining on the merits of that decision. It does so by holding that Mr. Jamison may not seek relief under the post-conviction DNA testing statute because his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Bishop v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
  4. Ward v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1990
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2016

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