Circuit Court for Harford County Case No. C-12-CR-23-000367 Argued: October 7, 2025

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND No. 22 September Term, 2025

DONTE DEMONT STRAND v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Fader, C.J., Watts Booth Biran Gould Eaves Killough JJ.

PER CURIAM ORDER

Filed: October 10, 2025

Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic.

2025.10.10 '00'04- 11:21:40 Gregory Hilton, Clerk * IN THE * DONTE DEMONT STRAND SUPREME COURT * OF MARYLAND v. * Pet. No. 92, September Term, 2025 STATE OF MARYLAND * No. 22, September Term, 2025 * ORDER Upon consideration of the parties’ briefs and oral argument, it is this 10th day of October 2025, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, ORDERED that the writ of certiorari is dismissed with costs as improvidently granted and No. 22, September Term, 2025 is closed in this Court; and it is further ORDERED that costs are to be paid by Petitioner.

/s/ Matthew J. Fader Chief Justice