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· 4/8/1988

In Re Petition for Writ of Prohibition

Citations

  • 539 A.2d 664
  • 312 Md. 280
  • 1988 Md. LEXIS 44

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that Maryland’s “Governor sat with this Council and this body performed administrative, legislative, and judicial functions”
  • stating that \the jury's right to judge the law\ under Article 23 is \virtually eliminated\
  • stating that “the jury’s right to judge the law” under Article 23 is “virtually eliminated”
  • chronicling the common law origins of the motion for a new trial
  • trial judge's setting aside jury determination, as against the weight of the evidence, did not usurp jury's function
  • trial judge’s setting aside jury determination, as against the weight of the evidence, did not usurp jury’s function

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Adkins, Cole, Couch, Eldridge, James, McAULIFFE, Murphy, Rodowsky

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