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Johnson v. State

Citations

  • 531 A.2d 675
  • 310 Md. 681
  • 1987 Md. LEXIS 289

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that only if a party takes exception to an error in a jury instruction does the court have the opportunity to correct it
  • finding objection to instruction was not preserved in part because, after instruction had been given, defense counsel “specifically stated that he had ‘no exceptions’ to the instruction”
  • a nolle prosequi of an aggravated assault after jeopardy attaches is the same as an acquittal for Simms purposes, and the cap for the nolle prossed charge applies
  • a nolle prosequi of an aggravated assault after jeopardy attaches is the same as an acquittal for Simms purposes, and the cap for the nolle prossed charge applies
  • involved a vicious attack, with a baseball bat, upon the victim
  • involved a vicious attack, with a baseball bat, upon the victim

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Judges: Eldridge

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