QUINTON BASS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Daily Record Staff//November 30, 2016//

Daily Record Staff//November 30, 2016//

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Criminal procedure — Motion to suppress evidence — Autopsy photograph

The appellant, Quinton Bass, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City by a jury, presided over by Judge Timothy J. Doory, of the first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery of Lawrence Peterson; the first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery of Joseph Ulrich; and the armed robbery of Michael Parker. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment plus an additional consecutive sentence of 45 years.

The appellant here raises the three contentions

1. that Judge Doory erroneously permitted the State to introduce a prior out-of-court statement by a prosecuting witness;

2. that Judge Doory erroneously denied the appellant’s motion for mistrial; and

3. that Judge Doory erroneously admitted an unduly prejudicial autopsy photograph.

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