Sims v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on any theory of defense that is fairly supported by the evidence, even if several theories are inconsistent
• holding that a defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on any theory of defense that is fairly supported by the evidence, even if several theories are inconsistent
• noting that an objection made before instructions are given generally is insufficient to preserve for appellate review unless counsel objects after instructions are given
• noting that Maryland and federal courts concur on the rule that a defendant is entitled to have the jury instructed on any theory of defense fairly supported by evidence, even if several theories offered are inconsistent
• noting that Maryland and federal courts concur on the rule that a defendant is entitled to have the jury instructed on any theory of defense fairly supported by evidence, even if several theories offered are inconsistent
• stating that its substantial-compliance decisions “represent the rare exceptions [to Rule 4-325(e

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

52 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hof v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1995-03-10· cited 80×
• Binnie v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1991-01-10· cited 77×
• Dishman v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1998-12-21· cited 68×
• Richmond v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1993-04-26· cited 63×
• State v. Martin
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1993-02-17· cited 60×
• Bazzle v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2012-05-22· cited 48×
• Chambers v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1994-12-19· cited 47×
• Carter v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2001-11-21· cited 41×
• Brown v. Daniel Realty Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2009-07-22· cited 40×
• General v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2002-01-14· cited 36×
• Roach v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-04-13· cited 33×
• Black v. Leatherwood Motor Coach Corp.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1992-05-08· cited 32×
• Christian v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2008-06-30· cited 31×
• Muhammad v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2007-11-05· cited 29×
• Robertson v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1996-12-02· cited 24×
• State v. Brady
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2006-07-28· cited 23×
• Williams v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1991-02-06· cited 22×
• Thomas v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2002-03-01· cited 22×
• Consolidated Waste Industries, Inc. v. Standard Equipment Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-08-15· cited 22×
• Burwell v. Easton Memorial Hospital
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1990-07-06· cited 21×

Cites

39 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mathews v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1988-02-24· cited 1,244×
• State v. Evans
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-07-15· cited 210×
• Dykes v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1990-04-11· cited 140×
• Hook v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1989-02-13· cited 124×
• Dawkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-10-10· cited 120×
• Booth v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1984-06-13· cited 117×
• State v. Faulkner
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1984-11-21· cited 109×
• Simmons v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-06-28· cited 107×
• Blackwell v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-11-09· cited 67×
• Gore v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1987-04-01· cited 66×
• Cox v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-01-06· cited 54×
• Bartram v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1976-10-05· cited 54×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-01-10· cited 50×
• Tripp v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1977-06-13· cited 48×
• Bennett v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1963-02-06· cited 46×
• State v. Shehan
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1987-10-30· cited 43×
• Johnson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1987-10-07· cited 43×
• Whitehead v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1970-02-18· cited 39×
• Bartram v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1977-07-07· cited 38×
• State v. Baker
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1955-04-11· cited 36×