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Poole v. State

Citations

  • 453 A.2d 1218
  • 295 Md. 167
  • 1983 Md. LEXIS 193

How courts have described this case

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

  • maintaining that an inadvertent reference to a previous trial, without more, does not constitute reversible error
  • maintaining that an inadvertent reference to a previous trial, without more, does not constitute reversible error
  • stating that adequacy of a jury instruction must be viewed in the context of the overall charge
  • “[C]riminal culpability ordinarily shall not be imposed for lethal acts of nonfelons that are not committed in furtherance of a common design.”
  • in capital sentencing proceeding, prosecutor’s reference to possibility of parole is improper
  • in capital sentencing proceeding, prosecutor's reference to possibility of parole is improper

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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Eldridge, Cole, Davidson, Rodowsky, Couch

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