Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2/8/1993

Dawson v. State

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619 A.2d 111
329 Md. 275

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“[I]t is the jury’s task, not the court’s, to measure the weight of evidence and to judge the credibility of witnesses.”
“[T]he General Assembly has broad authority, under the exercise of the State’s police power, to criminalize certain conduct and to decide what penalties to impose for the commission of crimes.”
establishment of \preventative\ and \prophylactic\ 24-hour drug-free zones around schools was a \reasonable way for the General Assembly to limit the potential exposure of children to [ ] activities\ such as drug dealing
“[W]e are mindful of the respective roles of the court and the jury; it is the jury’s task, not the court’s, to measure the weight of evidence and to judge the credibility of witnesses.”
“In reviewing the record to determine the sufficiency of evidence supporting a criminal conviction we are mindful of the respective roles of the court and the jury; it is the jury’s task, not the court’s, to measure the weight of evidence and to judge the credibility of witnesses.”

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Judges: Chasanow

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