Smith 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 recusal was warranted where trial judge “took it upon himself, through his clerk, to unearth information about a case he was to try”
• denial of due process where judge, through his law clerk, investigated allegations relating to defendant’s probation violation and relied on information gained by the investigation to revoke probation
• denial of due process where judge, through his law clerk, investigated allegations relating to defendant's probation violation and relied on information gained by the investigation to revoke probation
• judge directed law clerk to call defendant’s physician to determine if she was lying about the reason she missed a meeting with her agent
• “ʻThe law requires the trial of a defendant not only to be fair but to give every appearance of being fair.’” (quoting Scott v. State, 289 Md. 647, 655 (1981))
• “ʻThe law requires the trial of a defendant not only to be fair but to give every appearance of being fair.’” (quoting Scott v. State, 289 Md. 647, 655 (1981))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Dorsey
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2005-08-04· cited 72×
• Jefferson-El v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1993-04-06· cited 61×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1986-03-07· cited 31×
• Rivera v. Prince George's County Health Department
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1994-12-02· cited 30×
• Hammersla v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2009-02-26· cited 24×
• Brown v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2006-07-03· cited 15×
• Ungar v. Handelsman
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-01-07· cited 14×
• Johnson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1999-01-13· cited 12×
• Ferrell v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1988-01-18· cited 12×
• In Re Elrich S.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2010-09-24· cited 11×
• Vent v. State
  Court of Appeals of Alaska· 2012-11-16· cited 10×
• McClure v. Lovelace
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2013-11-04· cited 9×
• Herring v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2011-03-31· cited 7×
• Bishop v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-08-26· cited 7×
• Wiseman v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1987-10-13· cited 6×
• Newsom v. Brock & Scott, PLLC
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2021-11-24· cited 4×
• Harris v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2009-11-30· cited 3×
• Conner v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2021-03-26· cited 1×

Cites

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

• Morrissey v. Brewer
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 10,835×
• Gideon v. Wainwright
  Supreme Court· 1963-03-18· cited 8,419×
• Gagnon v. Scarpelli
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 5,755×
• Dorsey v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-01-09· cited 660×
• State v. Hutchinson
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1980-02-25· cited 131×
• Dempsey v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-03-03· cited 103×
• Scott v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1965-04-02· cited 88×
• Younie v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1974-07-22· cited 75×
• Grant v. Zich
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1984-07-13· cited 65×
• Medley v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1982-07-14· cited 48×
• Dean v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-09-10· cited 36×
• Braun v. Ford Motor Co.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1976-09-14· cited 36×
• Grant v. Zich
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1983-02-03· cited 34×
• Scott v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-03-11· cited 29×
• Marshall v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-09-10· cited 28×
• Taub v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1983-08-10· cited 27×
• In Re George G.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-07-03· cited 17×
• Booth v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-06-11· cited 16×
• Howell v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1983-12-15· cited 14×
• Jackson v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-05-13· cited 13×