Court of Appeals of Maryland· 6/13/1996

Oken v. State

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681 A.2d 30
343 Md. 256
1996 Md. LEXIS 63

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recognizing that Oken's counsel's decision not to raise the adequacy of the voir dire on appeal was a deliberate one
recognizing that Oken’s counsel’s decision not to raise the adequacy of the voir dire on appeal was a deliberate one
holding that, because the State’s comments during closing arguments were not improper, defense counsel’s failure to object to them was “a fortiori” not prejudicial
holding that the right to voir dire prospective jurors in a capital case to identify jurors who harbor convictions in support of the death penalty may be relinquished by the failure to raise the issue on direct appeal
stating that the defendant “must show that there is a substantial possibility that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different”
stating, “[t]o be sure, comments on a defendant’s failure to testify violate the defendant’s constitu tional rights”

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Chasanow, Karwacki, Bell, Raker, McAuliffe

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