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HEADNOTE: State of Maryland v. Leon Thomas Coleman, Jr., No. 14, September Term, 2011 CRIMINAL LAW--THEFT BY DECEPTION: A conviction for theft by deception will not stand in the case of a breach of contract when there is no evidence that the defendant lacked either a right to the money he received or an honest belief in that right. The defendant's breach of contract did not rise to the level of theft because he gave value for the money he received, as provided under the contracts, and received no further payments or draws. REAL PROPERTY LAW--DEPOSITS ON NEW HOMES SUBTITLE: By its clear and unambiguous terms, the 1998 version of the Deposits on New Homes Subtitle, Maryland Code (1998, 2010 Repl. Vol.),

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