Booth v. State

316 Md. 363 (1989) · Court of Appeals of Maryland

Court of Appeals of MarylandDisposition: Vacated✓ Good law

HoldingThis appeal arises from a capital sentencing proceeding following the defendant's conviction for first-degree murder.

ORDER The Court having read and considered the briefs and joint record extracts filed by the parties in the above entitled case, and having heard oral argument; and The sole question raised in the present appeal being whether the trial court’s refusal to admit evidence relating to parole eligibility requires that the death penalty be vacated and the case be remanded for a new sentencing proceeding; and The Court in Booth v. State, 306 Md. 172 , 507 A.2d 1098 (1986) having affirmed the judgment, including the sentence of death, it is this 15th day of June, 1989 ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the death sentence be, and it is hereby, vacated and the case is remanded for a new sentencing proceeding under Section 414 of Article 27. See Doering v. State, 313 Md. 384 , 545 A.2d 1281 (1988). Costs to be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and mandate to issue forthwith,