47 Md. App. 367 - Lee v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “"What is meant by the Bell Court’s use of 'intentional’ is 'overreaching,’ an act that 'contemplates a specific intent above and beyond the mere general intent.’ It is the specific intent to commit a foul, the deliberate 'hitting below the belt’ or the calculated 'personal foul’ performed with the thought in mind that the foul might well be detected for what it is. By borrowing from the game of football for an analogy, we liken that specific intent to force a mistrial to a defensive back’s wilful and deliberate interference with the offensive team’s down field pass receiver. The defense knows that by performing the illegal act that constitutes the foul, he will probably be caught and his team penalized. Nevertheless, the offender prefers to take the penalty rather than give up the touchdown that most likely would occur were the foul not committed.” (Emphasis in original).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 52 Md. App. 624 - West v. State