Opinion · Court of Appeals of Maryland

State v. Leonard

State v. Leonard, 290 Md. 295 (Md. 1981)

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Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jurisdiction
Maryland
Date
1981-05-22
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STATE v. LEONARD,290 Md. 295(1981)
STATE OF MARYLANDv. WILLIAM JOSHUA LEONARD
[No. 117, September Term, 1980.]
Court of Appeals of Maryland.
Decided May 22, 1981.
CRIMINAL LAW —Inspection Of Prior Signed Statement — TrialCourt Erred In Not Permitting Defendant's Counsel To Inspect APrior Statement Of A State's Witness Who Had Testified At TheTrial. pp. 295-296
Certiorari to the Court of Special Appeals. (Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Childs, C.J.).

William Joshua Leonard was convicted on seven of a twelve count indictment charging armed robbery and various related offenses. On appeal, the judgments were reversed.46 Md. App. 631,421 A.2d 85(1980). The State's petition for writ of certiorari was granted.

The judgment of the Court of Special Appeals affirmed, with costs.
The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.
Maureen O'Ferrall, Assistant Attorney General,with whom wasStephen H. Sachs, Attorney General,on the brief, for appellant.Gary S. Offutt, Assistant Public Defender,with whom wasAlan H. Murrell, Public Defender,on the brief, for appellee.
PER CURIAM:
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Special Appeals correctly applied the principles ofCarr v. State,284 Md. 455,397 A.2d 606(1979), when, in reversing Leonard's convictions, it concluded that the trial court had erred in not permitting Leonard's counsel to inspect a prior statement of a State's witness who had testified at the trial. For the reasons set forth by JudgePage 296Wilner inLeonard v. State,46 Md. App. 631,421 A.2d 85(1980), the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals is affirmed.Judgment of the Court of Special Appeals affirmed, withcosts.