199 Md. App. 141 - Stringfellow v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 2012
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Rosales-Lopez v. United States · Dorsey v. State · In re Maciel · State v. Smith
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““Voir dire plays a critical function in assuring the criminal defendant that his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury will be honored.” White v. State, 374 Md. 232, 240 [ 821 A.2d 459 ] (2003) (quoting Rosales-Lopez v. United States, 451 U.S. 182, 188 [ 101 S.Ct. 1629 , 68 L.Ed.2d 22 ] (1981)) (italics omitted), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 904 [ 124 S.Ct. 262 , 157 L.Ed.2d 189 ] (2003). “[T]he ‘overarching purpose of voir dire in a criminal case is to ensure a fair and impartial jury.’” Wright v. State, 411 Md. 503, 508 [ 983 A.2d 519 ] (2009) (quoting Dingle v. State, 361 Md. 1, 9 [ 759 A.2d 819 ] (2000)). “Indeed, the only purpose of voir dire in Maryland is to illuminate to the trial court any cause for juror disqualification.” Id. See White, 374 Md. at 240 [ 821 A.2d 459 ] (“Without adequate voir dire, the trial judge is unable to fulfill his or her responsibility to eliminate those prospec tive jurors who will be unable to perform their duty impartially.”) (Italics omitted).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“I’m going to assume that many of you, from having done a few of these, watch way too much TV, including the so-called realistic crime shows like CSI and Law and Order. I trust that you understand that these crime shows are fiction and fantasy and are done for dramatic effect and for this dramatic effect they purport to rely upon, “scientific evidence,” to convict guilty persons. While this is certainly acceptable as entertainment[,] you must not allow this entertainment experience to interfere with your duties as a juror. Therefore, if you are currently of the opinion or belief that you cannot convict a defendant without “scientific evidence,” regardless of the other evidence in the case and regardless of the instructions that I will give you as to the law, please rise....”
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