Court of Appeals of Maryland· 12/7/2001

State v. Green

Citations

785 A.2d 1275
367 Md. 61
2001 Md. LEXIS 938

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recognizing that “[w]hen the Legislature commands that something be done, using words such as ‘shall’ or ‘must’ rather than ‘may’ or ‘should,’ the obligation to comply with the statute or rule is mandatory”
determining that the statute’s use of the word “shall” rendered its sentencing provisions “unambiguously mandatory”
“The entitlement to an instruction if you want one does not imply that you are derelict for not wanting one.”
\The entitlement to an instruction if you want one does not imply that you are derelict for not wanting one.\
“When the Legislature commands that something be done, using words such as ‘shall’ or ‘must’ rather than ‘may* or ‘should,’ the obligation to comply -with the statute or rule is mandatory.”
“When the Legislature commands that something be done, using words such as ‘shall’ or ‘must’ rather than ‘may’ or ‘should,’ the obligation to comply with the statute or rule is mandatory.”

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Judges: Bell, Wilner

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