Mitchell v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
767 A.2d 844 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
Antoine Mitchell (defendant) and Gregory Ellis, both armed and masked, attacked Eddy Arias, who broke free and was shot in the back by Ellis while fleeing; the prosecution argued at trial that Mitchell and Ellis had conspired not just to rob Arias but to kill him, and Mitchell was convicted of several offenses including conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. The court of special appeals affirmed, and the Court of Appeals of Maryland granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether, in Maryland, the specific intent required for conspiracy to commit murder is the intent to enter into an agreement to commit the specific offense and the intent to cause the crime to be committed.