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Smith v. State

Citations

  • 999 A.2d 986
  • 415 Md. 174
  • 2010 Md. LEXIS 286

How courts have described this case

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

  • acknowledging that the circuit court, in a bench trial, is in the best position to resolve competing evidence and testimony
  • acknowledging that the circuit court, in a bench trial, is in the best position to resolve competing evidence and testimony
  • stating that “[i]nherent in the element of exercising dominion and control is the requirement that the defendant knew that the substance was a [controlled dangerous substance]”
  • discussing the parameters of joint possession in the context of controlled dangerous substance laws
  • “[I]t is not the function or duty of the appellate court to undertake a review of the record that would amount to, in essence, a retrial of the case.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Harrell

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