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Opinion
513 U.S. 1130 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jan 23, 1995
Missouri Court of Appeals · Jul 1, 2003
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · May 7, 2003
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Jan 2, 2002
Court of Appeals of Maryland · Sep 19, 2001
Missouri Court of Appeals · Feb 27, 2001
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Sep 29, 2000
Parentheticals
“a party who fails to object to a jury instruction at trial may not later raise the issue”
no actual prejudice from introduction of inadmissible hearsay regarding petitioner’s intent where petitioner found not guilty of first-degree murder
“a party who fails to object to a jury instruction at trial may not later raise the issue”
question of merger should be resolved before rendering a conclusion as to whether the total sentence constituted cruel and unusual punishment
"we reject [the] contention that [the child's] out-of-court statements... are per se unreliable, or at least presumptively unreliable, on the ground that the trial court found [the child] incompetent to testify at trial"
“we reject [the] contention that [the child’s] out-of-court statements . . . are per se unreliable, or at least presumptively unreliable, on the ground that the trial court found [the child] incompetent to testify at trial”
the natural consequence of repeatedly kicking the victim in the head while he was on the floor bleeding is to cause serious physical injury; the evidence was sufficient, therefore, for a jury to find that the defendant attempted to kill or cause, serious physical injury