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· 1/14/1999

Degren v. State

Citations

  • 722 A.2d 887
  • 352 Md. 400
  • 1999 Md. LEXIS 3
  • 1999 WL 11562

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “attorneys are afforded great leeway in presenting closing arguments to the jury.”
  • noting “the general rule that attorneys are afforded great leeway in presenting closing arguments to the jury”
  • noting \the general rule that attorneys are afforded great leeway in presenting closing arguments to the jury\
  • discussing different Maryland statute using same language as relevant portion of the former Maryland statute
  • “ ‘[w]e are not constrained ... by ... “the literal or usual meaning” of the terms at issue.’ ”
  • “This Court has held that, under certain circumstances, a prosecutor’s argument during rebuttal and in response to comments made by the defense during its closing are proper.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bell, Rodowsky, Chasanow, Raker, Wilner, Cathell, Thieme

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