[In Maryland]

"I figure you are being sarcastic. But, for others, the state can't lose on a paperwork technicality. It's impossible unless they do so deliberately.

I was suggesting they WOULD do so deliberately in order to avoid having to face up to the fact that they don't have a case.

[Cboldt]

-- I was suggesting they WOULD do so deliberately in order to avoid having to face up to the fact that they don't have a case. --

I understood that. My point was that if there is a paperwork failure, the rules give ample opportunity to correct it. The state would have to be told of the error, bascially be told how to fix it, and still fail to fix it, and then do that repeatedly until time ran out.