201 Md. App. 521 - Handy v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “In accordance with Rule 8-131, ordinarily [the appellate court] will not consider any point or question not plainly raised or decided by the trial court. Further, the purposes of Rule 8-131 are: (a) to require counsel to bring the position of their client to the attention of the lower court at the trial so that the trial court can pass upon, and possibly correct any errors in the proceedings, and (b) to prevent the trial of cases in a piecemeal fashion, thus accelerating the termination of litigation. Both the Court of Appeals and this Court have held that Md. Rule 4-326[ 12 ] is subject to the rules of preservation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alford v. State

2. “The standard for appellate review of evidentiary sufficiency is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Weighing the credibility of witnesses and resolving any conflicts in the evidence are tasks proper for the fact finder. In addition, we give due regard to the [fact finder's] finding of facts, its resolution of conflicting evidence, and, significantly, its opportunity to observe and assess the credibility of witnesses.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 236 Md. App. 676 - Sissoko v. State

3. “A witness's out-of-court statements [that are] offered not as substantive proof[,] but for purposes of impeachment or rehabilitation of the witness's credibility[,] are not hearsay.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Devincentz v. State