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Hardy v. State

Citations

  • 482 A.2d 474
  • 301 Md. 124
  • 1984 Md. LEXIS 360

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  • stating that it is “indelibly clear that in Maryland a defendant charged with a greater offense (that carries a lighter penalty) and a lesser included offense (that carries a heavier penalty
  • stating that it is “indelibly clear that in Maryland a defendant charged with a greater offense (that carries a lighter penalty) and a lesser included offense (that carries a heavier penalty) is only subject to the maximum penalty of the greater offense upon conviction”
  • “The crime of attempt by definition expands and contracts and is redefined commensurate with the substantive offense.”
  • “Maryland courts adhere to the policy that statutes are not to be construed to alter the common-law by implication.”
  • “Assault with intent to murder is a statutory aggravated assault set forth in § 12 of article 27.”
  • § 3-804 vests initial jurisdiction in the criminal court for the crime of attempted first degree murder in case involving a fifteen-year old defendant

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Judges: Cole

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