51 Md. App. 359 - Spence v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
April 2004
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · Herring v. New York · Dorsey v. State · Yopps v. State · Covington v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“" 'I’m not a jury and I note that I can be persuaded by argument and that I’m — if I am persuaded, it wouldn’t be the first time because I’ve ruled against a previously taken position that I’ve had on other occasions, I strike the verdicts and deny the motion for mistrial and I’ll be glad to hear whatever you have to say, sir.’ ” Spence v. State, 51 Md. App. at 363 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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