July 2023 Maryland Certiorari Grants

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted certiorari in one case, which asks the Court to reconsider its decision in Stewart v. State, 399 Md. 146 (2007), in light of recent case law concerning voir dire.

The question presented is below.

Charles Mitchell v. State of Maryland – Case No. 8, September Term, 2023 (Unreported Opinion by Eyler, James R., J.)

Issue – Criminal Law – Should Stewart v. State, 399 Md. 146 (2007) – which summarily rejected the request to ask voir dire questions regarding the credibility of children, like the one at issue in this case, that is: whether any prospective juror would be more or less likely to believe a witness merely because the witness is a child – be reconsidered in light of recent case law governing voir dire?