Opinion Excerpt

Davis v. State No. 2162, Sept. Term 2023 Opinion by Leahy, J. Criminal Law > Review > Determination and Disposition of Cause > Mandate and Proceedings in Lower court Prior summary dismissal of an application for leave to appeal, without an assignment of reasons, did not implicate the law of the case doctrine. See Nichols v. State, 461 Md. 572, 593 (2018); State v. Garnett, 172 Md. App. 558, 562 (2007). When an appellate court denies an application for leave to appeal and does not state its reas