Court of Appeals of Maryland· 4/5/1988

Harris v. State

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539 A.2d 637
312 Md. 225
1988 Md. LEXIS 43

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holding that a jury could consider other sentences imposed on a defendant for offenses related to the capital crime as mitigating circumstances
holding that a jury could consider other sentences imposed on a defendant for offenses related to the capital crime as mitigating circumstances
finding that the trial court improperly instructed the jury that it was \to decide the case only on...evidence\
finding that the trial court improperly instructed the jury that it was “to decide the case only on.. .evidence”
stating that on remand, the penalty cannot exceed that to which a defendant was sentenced in the original trial
stating that on remand, the penalty cannot exceed that to which a defendant was sentenced in the original trial

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Judges: Adkins, Cole, McAuliffe, Blackwell

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