Court of Appeals of Maryland· 7/24/1986

Shell v. State

Citations

512 A.2d 358
307 Md. 46
1986 Md. LEXIS 267

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noting that the distinction “does serve to reconcile fairness to the accused with the need to protect the public from intoxicated offenders and to deter such persons”
noting that the distinction \does serve to reconcile fairness to the accused with the need to protect the public from intoxicated offenders and to deter such persons\
explaining that a specific intent crime requires “the additional deliberate and conscious purpose or design of accomplishing a very specific and more remote result”
stating that particular language and purpose of each statute must be considered
stating that particular language and purpose of each statute must be considered
stating that it \would make utterly no sense\ for a judge to instruct a jury on the law relating to two charged offenses if \a trial judge himself is permitted to ignore\ it

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Judges: Eldridge, McAuliffe

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