Court of Appeals of Maryland· 11/16/1978

State v. Frye

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393 A.2d 1372
283 Md. 709
1978 Md. LEXIS 460

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holds that kidnapping and robbery merge into felony murder under the required evidence test
holds that kidnapping and robbery merge into felony murder under the required evidence test
cannot convict for both underlying felonies and murder unless certain that jury did not convict on felony murder theory, even if enough evidence existed to have convicted on premeditated murder
cannot convict for both underlying felonies and murder unless certain that jury did not convict on felony murder theory, even if enough evidence existed to have convicted on premeditated murder
This Court referred to the \normal\ practice with regard to certain charges of instructing the jurors that, if the verdict on one count is guilty, they should not consider the other count
This Court referred to the “normal” practice with regard to certain charges of instructing the jurors that, if the verdict on one count is guilty, they should not consider the other count

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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Digges, Levine, Eldridge, Orth, Cole

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