94 Md. App. 356 - Channer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “The fact that a mistrial was declared at the close of the first trial did not nullify the pretrial hearing on the motion to suppress. See Johnson v. State, 67 Md.App. 347, 374-76 , 507 A.2d 1134 , cert. denied, 307 Md. 260 , 513 A.2d 314 , cert. denied, 479 U.S. 993 , 107 S.Ct. 594 , 93 L.Ed.2d 595 (1986) (a court presiding over the retrial of a defendant .whose first trial ended in a mistrial did not abuse its discretion by refusing to rehear a motion to suppress evidence that was denied prior to the first trial). “When such a motion has been fully heard and considered and there is no new evidence which was unavailable at the first hearing, the trial judge may exercise his discretion and bind himself by the prior ruling.... ” Id. (quoting Logue v. State, 282 Md. 625, 628 , 386 A.2d 780 (1978) (a court presiding over the retrial of a defendant who had been granted a new trial properly refused to rehear a motion to suppress evidence that was denied prior to the first trial)).”

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

2. “At the first trial, defense counsel attempted to reopen the motion to suppress the statements but was not permitted to do so. After the first trial ended in a mistrial, defense counsel withdrew from the case and was replaced by new counsel. That counsel as well attempted to reopen the matter. At a hearing held prior to the second trial, the request was again denied.”

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