Court of Appeals of Maryland· 12/9/1999

Patterson v. State

Citations

741 A.2d 1119
356 Md. 677
1999 Md. LEXIS 804

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stating that the defendant is entitled to instructions on the law when generated by the evidence
stating that the defendant is entitled to instructions on the law when generated by the evidence
declining to require courts to provide a “missing evidence instruction” even when generated by the evidence because most instructions regarding factual inferences that could be drawn by the jury are not mandatory
trial court properly allowed counsel to make \missing evidence\ argument while declining to give \missing evidence\ jury instruction
“[A] missing evidence instruction generally need not be given; the failure to give such an instruction is neither error nor an abuse of discretion.”
“We now further refine the issue in the case sub judice by holding that, regardless of the evidence, a missing evidence instruction generally need not be given----”

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Judges: Bell, Eldridge, Rodowsky, Raker, Wilner, Cathell, Karwacki

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