MOYLAN, J.
Forfeiture by wrongdoing is a recent and, indeed, incongruous recruit to the ranks of the hearsay exceptions. Its energizing focus is not on the inherent trustworthiness of the hearsay declarant but on the inherent skulduggery of the hearsay opponent.
An Enigmatic Factual Background
The appellant, Marcus Lee Smiley, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County by a jury, presided over by Judge D. William Simpson, of the attempted...
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