82 Md. App. 225 - Jordan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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1. ““[Jordan] further contends that the State proved only one conspiracy with multiple objects and, consequently, he should only have been sentenced for one conspiracy. This argument is belied by what occurred below. [Jordan] did not object to two conspiracy counts being submitted to the jury, and the issue was not raised when he moved for judgment of acquittal. Moreover, [Jordan] did not except to the conspiracy instructions given the jury. Even when the jury had returned verdicts of guilty as to each of two conspiracies, [Jordan] still did not bring to the court’s attention the contention he now makes that there was only one conspiracy. Notwithstanding, [Jordan] suggests that we treat the court’s failure to present the issue of the number of conspiracies properly to be considered by the jury plain error. We are not persuaded that it is plain error.””

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

2. ““The [trial] court ruled that the State’s failure to prove compliance with Miranda rendered [Jordan’s] statement inadmissible in the State’s case in chief. On the other hand, its ruling that the statement was voluntarily made allowed the State to use it to challenge [Jordan’s] credibility should he testify in his own behalf. See Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222, 224 , 91 S.Ct. 643, 645 , 28 L.Ed.2d 1 (1971). [Jordan], as we have seen, elected not to testify; hence, the statement was never used in the case for any purpose. Therefore, the issue simply has not been properly presented for our review. See Offutt v. State, 44 Md.App. 670 , 410 A.2d 611 (1980), cert. denied, 291 Md. 780 (1981). See also Luce v. United States, 469 U.S. 38 , 105 S.Ct. 460 , 83 L.Ed.2d 443 (1984).” (Footnote omitted.)”

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

3. “recognized a ruling on a motion in limine as sufficient to constitute reversible error. We adhere to that rule. Al though it is entirely possible that the ruling of the trial judge motivated the appellant not to testify, it is also possible that he had no intention of testifying regardless of the ruling of the trial court on the motion. It is also possible that had appellant testified the State would have changed its position and not used the conviction. We do not rule on academic questions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 110 Md. App. 1 - Williams v. State