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Jenkins v. State

Citations

  • 477 A.2d 791
  • 59 Md. App. 612
  • 1984 Md. App. LEXIS 382

How courts have described this case

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

  • “An intent to maim, disfigure, or disable necessarily falls short of, and thus excludes, an intent to kill.”
  • “[A]n intent to maim, disfigure, or disable under [section] 386 may be established by showing an intent to do grievous bodily harm” such as pointing and shooting a gun at another
  • “[C]ommon law mayhem consisted of depriving the victim of the ‘fighting members’ of his body — his arms, legs, eyes, fingers, hands, or teeth — thus rendering him less able to defend himself.”

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Judges: Wilner and Bishop

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