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MacK v. State

Citations

  • 479 A.2d 1344
  • 300 Md. 583
  • 1984 Md. LEXIS 337

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “the question of whether the exclusion of evidence is erroneous and constitutes prejudicial error is not properly preserved for appellate review unless there has been a formal proffer of what the contents and relevance of the excluded testimony would have been”
  • holding that \the question of whether the exclusion of evidence is erroneous and constitutes prejudicial error is not properly preserved for appellate review unless there has been a formal proffer of what the contents and relevance of the excluded testimony would have been\
  • stating that “a trial judge must give a requested instruction that correctly states the applicable law ... ”
  • stating that \a trial judge must give a requested instruction that correctly states the applicable law ...\
  • explaining that “an instruction directing the jury to render consistent verdicts is beneficial because it minimizes the possibility of inconsistent verdicts that result in a conviction contrary to law”
  • explain-ing that in determining whether the trial court should have given a requested jury instruction, an appellate court must determine whether the instruction is an accurate statement of the law

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Judges: Davidson

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