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IN THE
COURT OF SPECIAL
APPEALS
OF MARYLAND
SEPTEMBER
TERM,
2000
NO.
923
ADNAN
SYED,
Appellant
V.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Appellee
FEB 8 7 ZOOZ
BYGOUBTOFSPFCIAL_P_.ALB
APPEAL
FROM
THE CIRCUIT
COURT
FOR BALTIMORE
CITY
(HONORABLE
WANDA KEYES HEARD,
PRESIDING)
BRIEF OF APPELLANT
"
WARREN
A. BROWN
WARREN
A. BROWN,
P.A.
1200 Court
Square Building
200 East Lexington
Street
Baltimore,
Maryland
21202
(410) 576-3900
Lisa J. Sansone,
Esquire
Law Office
of Lisa J. Sansone
1002 Frederick
Road
Baltimore,
Maryland
21228
(410) 719-0221
Attorneys
for Appellant
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TABLE OFCONTENTS
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TABLE
OF AUTHORITIES
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STATEMENT
OF THE CASE
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1
QUESTIONS
PRESENTED
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2
STATEMENT
OF FACTS
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3
ARGUMENT
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17
A. THE STATE COMMITTED
PROSECUTORIAL
MISCONDUCT,
VIOLATED
BRADY AND VIOLATED
APPELLANT'S
DUE PROCESS
RIGHTS WHEN
IT SUPPRESSED
FAVORABLE
MATERIAL
EVIDENCE
OF
AN ORAL SIDE AGREEMENT
WITH ITS KEY WITNESS,
AND WHEN
IT
INTRODUCED
FALSE AND MISLEADING
EVIDENCE,
AND THE TRIAL
COURT
COMMITTED
REVERSIBLE
ERROR
IN PROHIBITING
APPELLANT
FROM PRESENTING
THIS EVIDENCE
TO THE JURY
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17
1. The State suppressed
favorable
material
evidence
and introduced
and
elicited
false and misleading
testimony
relating
to the plea agreement
with
its key witness
in violation
of Brad2t ..........................
18
2. The State's
actions
constituted
prosecutorial
misconduct
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41
3. The
trial court
committed
reversible
error
in prohibiting
Appellant
from
calling Benaroya
and recalling Wilds
as a witness
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43
4. The
trial court
committed
reversible
error
in restricting
the cross-
examination
of Wilds
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44
5. The trial court
committed
reversible
error
in denying Appellant's
motion
to strike
the testimony
of Wilds
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