235 Md. App. 524 - Payton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “issue unless it plainly appears by the record to have been raised in or decided by the trial court, but the Court may decide such an issue if necessary or desirable to guide the trial court or to avoid the expense and delay of another appeal.”

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

2. “as a per se rule prohibiting the trial court from sua sponte reopening the evidence in a jury trial. Such a decision ... should be made cautiously and with a vigilant eye to ensure that the court does not cross the line of impartiality.”

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

3. “where the trial court was on the precipice of granting an acquittal, the [trial] court abused its discretion by abandoning its position of impartiality and sua sponte reopening the State's case to correct a perceived defect.”

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