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Simpson v. State

Citations

  • 442 Md. 446
  • 112 A.3d 941
  • 2015 Md. LEXIS 226

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  • A trial court’s corrective instruction given to the jury three days after an improper opening statement does not “ ‘cure’ the error created by the State’s opening.”
  • “[A]n error will be deemed harmless only if a reviewing court, upon its own independent review of the record, is able to declare a belief, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the error in no way influenced the verdict.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • “[A]n error will be deemed harmless only if a reviewing court, upon its own independent review of the record, is able to declare a belief, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the error in no way influenced the verdict.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Barbera

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