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impossibility defense

Aug 11, 2022

Md. high court rejects impossibility defense, upholds conviction in graduation eve slayings

A unanimous Maryland high court Thursday upheld a man’s second-degree murder conviction for being an accessory before the killing of two Montgomery County teenagers on the eve of their high school graduation five years ago. In its 7-0 decision, the Court of Appeals rejected Roger Garcia’s argument through counsel that he could not be guilty […]

May 9, 2022

Md. high court weighs impossibility defense in graduation eve slayings

Maryland’s top court grappled Monday over an impossibility defense as it heard the appeal of a man’s second-degree murder conviction for being an accessory before the killing of two Montgomery County teenagers on the eve of their high school graduations. Attorney John N. Sharifi, pressing Roger Garcia’s case, told the Court of Appeals a person […]

The Maryland Supreme Court (formerly the Court of Appeals) building in Annapolis. MF-D 9/20/04.
Feb 14, 2022

Md. high court will weigh impossibility defense in graduation eve slayings

Maryland’s top court has agreed to consider an impossibility defense when it hears the appeal of a man’s second-degree murder conviction for being an accessory before the killing of two Montgomery County teenagers on the eve of their high school graduation. In papers filed with the Court of Appeals, Roger Garcia argued through counsel that […]

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