MARYLAND v. BLAKE

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72 OCTOBER TERM, 2005
Syllabus
MARYLAND v. BLAKE
certiorari to the court of appeals of maryland
No. 04–373. Argued November 1, 2005—Decided November 14, 2005
Certiorari dismissed. Reported below: 381 Md. 218, 849 A. 2d 410.
Kathryn Gr ill Graeff, Assistant Attorney General of
Maryland, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the
briefs were J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General, and An
nabelle L. Lisic and Diane E. Keller, Assistant Attorneys
General.
James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States
as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief
were Solicitor General Clement, Acting Assistant Attorney
General Richter, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, John P.
Elwood, and Joel M. Gershowitz.
Kenneth W. Ravenell argued the cause for respondent.
With him on the brief were Ivan J. Bates, Matthew A. S.
Esworthy, and Jeffrey T. Green.*
*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Texas
et al. by Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Barry R. McBee, First
Assistant Attorney General, R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, Don Clemmer,
Deputy Attorney General, and Gena Bunn, Edward L. Marshall, and
Fredericka Sargent, Assistant Attorneys General, and by the Attorneys
General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: M. Jane Brady of
Delaware, Robert J. Spagnoletti of the District of Columbia, Charles J.
Crist, Jr., of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of
Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jim Petro of
Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon,
Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Henry D. McMaster of South
Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah,
and William Sorrell of Vermont; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foun
dation by Kent S. Scheidegger and Charles L. Hobson.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by James J. Tomkovicz and
Joshua L. Dratel; and for the National Legal Aid and Defender Associa
tion by Steven B. Duke.

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73 Cite as: 546 U. S. 72 (2005)
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.
The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently
granted.
It is so ordered.