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EXHIBIT 10
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
CMA Connecticut Municipal Money Fund of
CMA Multi-State Municipal Series Trust:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 11 to Registration Statement No. 33-38833 of our report dated May 2, 2000
appearing in the annual report to shareholders of CMA Connecticut Municipal
Money Fund of CMA Multi-State Municipal Series Trust for the year ended March
31, 2000, and to the reference to us under the caption "Financial Highlights" in
the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
June 27, 2000
