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Frazier v. State

Citations

  • 569 A.2d 684
  • 318 Md. 597
  • 1990 Md. LEXIS 27

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  • holding that the Legislature may impose punishment for conduct with aggravated circumstances under separate statutory offenses, even where offenses might otherwise be deemed the same under the required evidence test
  • holding that the Legislature may impose punishment for conduct with aggravated circumstances under separate statutory offenses, even where offenses might otherwise be deemed the same under the required evidence test
  • observing that “the likely prejudice caused by the joinder [of similar offenses, tried before a jury], must be balanced against the considerations of economy and efficiency in judicial administration”
  • noting that clear legislative intent mandating separate punishments is dispositive of the Blockburger test
  • concluding, after review of legislative history, that legislature did not intend to prohibit separate penalties for crimes of (1) carrying a handgun and (2) possession of a revolver by one previously convicted of a crime of violence
  • finding limiting jury instructions adequate to ensure the jury's proper consideration of a defendant's prior conviction in a felon-in-possession charge on a multi-count indictment arising from a single incident

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