Court of Appeals of Maryland· 6/12/2003

Jenkins v. State

Citations

825 A.2d 1008
375 Md. 284
2003 Md. LEXIS 320

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stating that “an intent to cause serious physical injury can be inferred” from the use of a firearm to commit a first-degree assault
presuming prejudice based on improper contact during the trial between a juror and a police witness for the State
explaining that “the breadth of a trial judge’s discretion to grant or deny a new trial is not fixed or immutable; rather it will expand or contract depending upon the nature of the factors being considered” (internal quotation marks omitted)
cautioning, before clarifying the applicable standard, that “[d]etermining whether an action is derivative or direct is sometimes difficult . . . .”
“agreeing] that not all incidental contacts between jurors and witnesses are inherently prejudicial,” but concluding that “gross violations” in the case “inherently prejudice^]” appellant, and rejecting State’s claim that any presumption of prejudice “was successfully rebutted”
when improper communication involving juror is basis for mistrial request, denial is reviewed for abuse of discretion

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