State v. Robertson

State of Maryland v. Harry Malik Robertson, No. 40, September Term 2018, Opinion by Hotten, J. CRIMINAL LAW – EVIDENCE – OPEN DOOR DOCTRINE – STANDARD OF REVIEW – The Court of Appeals held that the appropriate standard of review for the determination of whether a party has opened the door to otherwise inadmissible evidence is de novo because the open door doctrine is ultimately a question of law. The Court reviews the separate inquiry of whether a party’s rebuttal evidence is proportional for an abuse of discretion. CRIMINAL LAW – EVIDENCE – OPEN DOOR DOCTRINE – The Court of Appeals applied…