STATE v. LEONARD, 290 Md. 295 (1981)

STATE OF MARYLAND v. WILLIAM JOSHUA LEONARD

[No. 117, September Term, 1980.]Court of Appeals of Maryland.
Decided May 22, 1981.

CRIMINAL LAW — Inspection Of Prior Signed Statement — Trial Court Erred In Not Permitting Defendant’s Counsel To Inspect A Prior Statement Of A State’s Witness Who Had Testified At The Trial. 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 wa Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, on the brief, for appellant.

Gary S. Offutt, Assistant Public Defender, with whom wa Alan 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 o Carr 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 Judge

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Wilner in Leonard 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, with costs.