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Wills v. State

Citations

  • 573 A.2d 80
  • 82 Md. App. 669
  • 1990 Md. App. LEXIS 75

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  • reversible error for court to admit evidence of defendant’s post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence to impeach alibi; potential for unfair prejudice outweighed the evidence’s slight probative value
  • Improper to admit evidence of defendant’s post-arrest, preMiranda advice silence for impeachment purposes because potential for prejudice outweighs probative value
  • Improper to admit evidence of defendant's post-arrest, pre-Miranda advice silence for impeachment purposes because potential for prejudice outweighs probative value

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Judges: Garrity, Alpert, Karwacki

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