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Dillard v. State

Citations

  • 3 A.3d 403
  • 415 Md. 445
  • 2010 Md. LEXIS 342

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[T]he court cannot evaluate the propriety and effect of a curative instruction unless it fully inquires about or knows the extent of the prejudice to the defendant.”
  • “Jurors generally are presumed to follow the [trial] court’s instructions[.]” (Citation omitted)
  • “Jurors generally are presumed to follow the [trial] court’s instructions^]” (Citation omitted)
  • fundamental fairness violated when, after two jurors, during recess, had commended police officer/prosecution witness on his investigation, trial court did not conduct voir dire to determine if the two jurors could reach an impartial verdict

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Judges: Greene, Adkins

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