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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE<br />

TITLE 8 - APPELLATE REVIEW IN COURT OF APPEALS<br />

AND COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS<br />

CHAPTER 100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS<br />

AMEND Rule 8-114 by combining sections (a) <strong>and</strong> (b) <strong>and</strong><br />

deleting the last two sentences of the Rule, as follows:<br />

Rule 8-114. UNREPORTED OPINIONS<br />

(a) Not Authority<br />

An unreported opinion of the Court of Appeals or Court of<br />

Special Appeals is neither precedent within the rule of stare<br />

decisis nor persuasive authority., but<br />

(b) Citation<br />

An unreported opinion of either Court may be cited in<br />

either Court for any purpose other than as precedent within the<br />

rule of stare decisis or as persuasive authority. In any other<br />

court, an unreported opinion of either Court may be cited only<br />

(1) when relevant under the doctrine of the law of the case, res<br />

judicata, or collateral estoppel, (2) in a criminal action or<br />

related proceeding involving the same defendant, or (3) in a<br />

disciplinary action involving the same respondent. A party who<br />

cites an unreported opinion shall attach a copy of it to the<br />

pleading, brief, or paper in which it is cited.<br />

Source: This Rule is derived from former Rules 1092 c <strong>and</strong> 891 a<br />

2.<br />

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