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Moore v. State

Citations

  • 882 A.2d 256
  • 388 Md. 623
  • 2005 Md. LEXIS 540

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that sections 3-307(a)(4) and (5) do not contain a mistake of age defense
  • “By Maryland common law, the attempt to commit a crime is, itself, a separate crime.... ”
  • \or\ is disjunctive in a criminal statute setting out a series of prohibited practices
  • “Legislative inaction is very significant where bills have repeatedly been introduced in the General Assembly to accomplish a particular result, and where the General Assembly has persistently refused to enact such bills.”
  • “[T]he title of an enactment is an important indication of the General Assembly’s intent.”

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Judges: Bell, Raker, Wilner, Cathell, Harrell, Battaglia, Eldridge

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