Court of Appeals of Maryland· 12/9/1993

Davis v. State

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633 A.2d 867
333 Md. 27
1993 Md. LEXIS 175

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presuming that a judge’s instruction to the jury on a permissible inference will be weighed more heavily than counsel’s reference to that inference in closing arguments
presuming that a judge's instruction to the jury on a permissible inference will be weighed more heavily than counsel's reference to that inference in closing arguments
stating that “a trial judge’s jury instruction on the missing witness inference may have the effect of overemphasizing just one of the many proper inferences that a jury may draw.”
explaining and reconfirming this Court's century-long preference for and adherence to limited pretrial voir dire procedure
explaining and reconfirming this Court’s century-long preference for and adherence to limited pretrial voir dire procedure
It is the \justice system's obligation to provide litigants with both an impartial as well as efficient method of administering justice.\

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Judges: Chasanow, McAuliffe, Bell

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