185 Md. App. 317 - Height v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2009
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16
cited by 16 later decisions
2
states following
December 2013
most recently cited
16 state decisions
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Relies on Crawford v. Washington · Delaware v. Van Arsdall · Dorsey v. State · Wilhelm v. State · Oken v. State
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“defense counsel asked to approach the bench. He objected to the procedure of asking “the questions all as a group instead of having to stand up after each question so that we can write down the number ... [as it e]nds up being confusing to the jurors.... ” Defense counsel further argued that another case was pending on appeal dealing with this same issue and, therefore, “I would be objecting for the record asking if you could question and then bringing them up based on the fact that it would be confusing.” The court denied the request, remarking that, until the Maryland appellate courts have held otherwise, “I don’t have any reason to depart from the procedure that I’ve adopted.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Maryland has adopted, and continues to adhere to, limited voir dire. "); Davis v. State, 333 Md. 27, 39-42 , 633 A.2d 867 (1993); Height v. State, 185 Md.App. 317, 331-32 , 970 A.2d 921 (2009). "We review the trial judge's rulings on the record of the voir dire process as a whole for an abuse of discretion, that is, questioning that is not reasonably sufficient to test the jury for bias, partiality, or prejudice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The standard for evaluating a court's exercise of discretion during the voir dire is whether the questions posed and the procedures employed have created a reasonable assurance that prejudice would be discovered if present.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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