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Dickey v. State

Citations

  • 946 A.2d 444
  • 404 Md. 187
  • 2008 Md. LEXIS 186

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a requested instruction regarding the reliability of a drug user’s perception of events was fairly covered by general instructions on witness credibility
  • holding that the requested instruction was not required, under Rule 4-325(c), because “[e]ven assuming that the requested instruction was a correct statement of law, the trial judge exercised his discretion properly”
  • holding the same requirements arise from the criminal law counterpart Md. Rule 4—325(c)
  • holding the same requirements arise from the criminal law counterpart Md. Rule 4-325(c)
  • giving Jury Instruction 3:13 where the witness testified as part of a deal to avoid charges following an arrest for possession of controlled dangerous substances
  • requiring “the giving of a requested instruction when[:] . . . (3) the content of the instruction was not fairly covered elsewhere in instructions actually given.”

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Judges: Bell, Raker, Harrell, Battaglia, Wilner, Cathell

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