ANTONIO W. JOHNSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Kehoe, July 28, 2016,
Double Jeopardy – Manifest Necessity – Where defense counsel presents a detailed, exculpatory narrative in opening and then calls no witness, no abuse of discretion in mistrial
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DIMONIQUE S. ANDERSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Thieme, Filed Apr. 27, 2016,
Jury Argument – Defense closing argument stating, “[w]ould you feel as if justice were done i[f] your family member or you were in that chair based on this evidence?,” impermissibly undermined the reasonable doubt instruction by personalizing the verdict.