Because a defendant may not be convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice, appellant argues the court should have instructed the jury to consider whether those two witnesses were accomplices and whether their evidence was corroborated.

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Did the circuit court err in finding (1) that appellant waived his right to coram nobis relief, and (2) that appellant’s guilty plea was made knowingly and voluntarily?

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I. Whether the Orphans’ Court erred in allowing the Personal Representative to retain counsel under MD. CODE, EST. & TRUSTS § 7-401(x) (West 2014) without prior court approval and to seek the attorneys’ fees from the Estate without said approval. II. Whether the Orphans’ Court erred in finding Estate counsel was entitled to attorneys’ fees for administration of the Estate, as well as for defending against litigation brought by appellant.

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Did the suppression court err where it found there was no substantial basis for concluding that evidence sought would be discovered in the place described in the warrant application and its affidavit?

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Whether the orphans’ court’s order created an intestacy as to the decedent’s real property acquired after execution of the will, in contravention of the presumption against intestacy codified in MD. CODE ANN., EST. & TRUSTS § 4-402 (West 2014).

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