Court of Appeals of Maryland November 1, 2018, 14/18 (State v. Payton)

State of Maryland v. Brandon Payton, No. 14, September Term, 2018. Opinion by Greene, J.

CRIMINAL LAW – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – REOPENING THE STATE’S CASE-

IN-CHIEF

The Court of Appeals held that, although trial judges have discretion to permit the State to

reopen its case-in-chief, in this case, the trial judge abused that discretion.