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MARIO MATTHEW SAMM v. STATE OF MARYLAND

MARIO MATTHEW SAMM v. STATE OF MARYLAND

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Criminal procedure — Self-defense — Burden of proof

Appellant Mario Matthew Samm was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, and use of a firearm in a crime of violence in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County.

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