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June 20, 2023.
June 20, 2023.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Argued by Susan Friedman (Barry C. Scheck, The Innocence Project of New York, NY; Donald P. Salzman, Nathan P. Wacker, Andrew Hanson, William A. Bejan, Barri T. Dean, Shirley Diaz, Ariana M. Taylor, Eman Cuyler, and Lucy Dicks-Mireaux, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, Washington, DC), on brief, for Petitioner.
Argued by Daniel Jawor, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Anthony G. Brown, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.
Counsel for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense. Lawyers, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, and The Innocence Network: Jonathan M. Cohen, Esquire, John Longstreth, Esquire, Tre A. Holloway, Esquire, K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20006, David B. Smith, Esquire, Vice-Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1660 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036, Megan E. Coleman, Esquire, MarcusBonsib, LLC, 6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 116, Greenbelt, MD 20770, Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Esquire, President, The Innocence Network, Midwest Innocence Project, 3619 Broadway, Suite 2, Kansas City, MO 64111.
Counsel for Amicus Curiae Association of Prosecuting Attorneys: David Sharfstein, Esquire, Hogan Lovells US LLP, 100 International Drive, Suite 2000, Baltimore, MD 21202, Joseph J. Cavanaugh, Esquire, Aidan Coleman, Esquire, Hogan Lovells US LLP, 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20004.
Argued before: Fader, C.J. Watts, Rotten, Biran, Gould, Eaves, Alan M. Wilner (Senior Justice, Specially Assigned), JJ.
Watts, J.
In 2001, Jonathan D. Smith, Petitioner, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Adeline Wilford. After unsuccessfully challenging his conviction on direct appeal and in post-conviction proceedings, Smith filed a petition for writ of actual innocence in the Circuit Court for Talbot County, which was denied. In 2020, however, this Court...
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