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· 11/6/1992

Rainville v. State

Citations

  • 614 A.2d 949
  • 328 Md. 398
  • 1992 Md. LEXIS 174

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that inadmissible evidence may have such a devastating and pervasive effect that, despite a curative instruction, it is impossible to salvage a fair trial for the defendant
  • “It is highly probable that the inadmissible evidence in this case had such a devastating and pervasive effect that no curative instruction, no matter how quickly and ably given, could salvage a fair trial for the defendant”

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Judges: McAULIFFE

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