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Brown v. State

Citations

  • 150 A.2d 895
  • 220 Md. 29
  • 1959 Md. LEXIS 470

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  • preservation requires an objection, a request that the jury be instructed to disregard the questions and answers, and a motion for mistrial
  • in turn quoting State v. Higgs, 143 Conn. 138, 120 A.2d 152 (1956)
  • in turn quoting State v. Higgs, 143 Conn. 138, 120 A.2d 152 (1956)
  • where defendant is black and victim of alleged homicide is a white police officer, trial court’s refusal to inquire whether jurors would be able to give a defendant who is black as fair a trial as they would give a defendant who is white is reversible error
  • where defendant is black and victim of alleged homicide is a white police officer, trial court's refusal to inquire whether jurors would be able to give a defendant who is black as fair a trial as they would give a defendant who is white is reversible error

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Judges: Bruñe, Henderson, Hammond, Prescott, Horney

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