BROWNE v. STATE

No. 2, Sept. Term, 2023.

305 A.3d 445 (2023)

486 Md. 169

Francois BROWNE v. STATE of Maryland.

Supreme Court of Maryland.

November 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Eva Shell, Asst. Public Defender (Natasha M. Dartigue, Public Defender of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Jillian Chieppor, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Anthony G. Brown, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before: Fader, C.J., Watts, Hotten, Booth, Biran, Gould, Eaves, JJ.


Maryland Rule 5-404(b) generally renders inadmissible evidence of a defendant's "crimes, wrongs, or other acts" other than those for which the defendant is on trial ("other bad acts"), if offered for the purpose of proving the defendant's propensity to engage in criminal or wrongful acts. The Rule also expressly recognizes that such...

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