14 Md. App. 245 - Gordon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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25 state decisions

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1. ““[H]e points out, the motion was not determined at the trial of the general issue as the Rule provides, but after the trial on the general issue. This, he argues, was not in accordance with the Rule and he claims the proper sanction for the violation is a reversal of the judgment. We do not see it that way. Assuming that the docket entries record the proceedings in the order of their occurrence, there was no ruling on the motion until after the verdict and the ‘trial’ had ended. The lower court was wrong in not announcing its determination of the motion during the trial of the general issue. However, Rule 725 provides no sanction for its violation.” (Footnote omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 34 Md. App. 418 - Terrell v. State