October 2025 Maryland Certiorari Grant

The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted review today in one case, a petition by the State involving the reach of the Court’s Daubert decision on firearms expert testimony, Abruquah v. State, 483 Md. 637 (2023).

State of Maryland v. Kyeem Antonio King – Case No. 42, September Term, 2025 (Unreported ACM Decision by Judge Reed)
Issue – Criminal Law – Did ACM err by holding that Abruquah v. State, 483 Md. 637 (2023), required firearm identification to be excluded when the trial occurred before Abruquah, the issue was not preserved for appellate review, and the State, as the proponent, had no opportunity to litigate the evidence’s reliability in a Daubert-Rochkind hearing?