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Co urt for Frede rick Co., 26254; and, Co urt for Prince George 's Co., CA002974A, CA0022981A, CA002979A

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 124 September Term, 2000 STATE OF MARYLAND v. DONALD TAYLOR, JR.

No. 6 September Term, 2002

LARRY BLEDSO E, GEORGE KOPP, AND JOSEPH JOHNSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND Bell, C.J. Eldridge Raker Wilner Cathell Harrell Karw acki, R obert L . (retired, specially assigned), JJ. Opinion by Harrell, J. Raker, Wilner and Cathell, JJ. Dissent

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November 12, 2002

In these cases, consolidated for the purpose of this decision, we again consider the scope of double jeopardy protections under Maryland common law. Spe cific ally, we decide whether jeopardy attaches in a proceeding w here a trial judg e grants a pr etrial motion to dismiss base d on a fin ding of in suff icien cy of e vide ntiar y fact s beyo nd those contained within the "four corners" of the charging document, i.e., criminal indictment or criminal inform ation. We s et ou t the b ackg roun d fac ts and pro cedu ral histor y of ea ch ca se se para tely. I. A. Bledsoe v . State Petitioners Larry Bledsoe, Georg e Kopp, and Jo seph Johnson ("P etitioners") were charged with conspiracy to violate Prince George's County Code (1967), Subtitle 14,

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