Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 4/1/1999

Ashe v. State

Citations

726 A.2d 786
125 Md. App. 537
1999 Md. App. LEXIS 48

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explaining that the Double Jeopardy Clause \protects against a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal\
jurors’ inability to agree on element of offense, thereby causing hung jury, was not affirmative finding that element did not exist
“Whether appellant was in ‘custody’ when he made the incriminating statement is a legal question, which we decide de novo using the facts found by the circuit court.”
“Whether appellant was in ‘custody’ when he made the incriminating statement is a legal question, which we decide de novo using the facts found by the circuit court.”
defen dant was not in custody where defendant accompanied officers to police station, and he was told that he was not under arrest and was free to go at any time
“In this case, appellant was charged with unlawful act involuntary manslaughter. Thus, by convicting him of that offense, the jury in the initial prosecution found that he had unintentionally caused the victim’s death while engaged in an unlawful act.”

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