Newman v. State

Newman v. State, No. 2629 of the 2016 Term, Opinion by Moylan J. HEADNOTE: FIRST-DEGREE MURDER – “FOUL DEEDS WILL RISE, THOUGH ALL THE EARTH O’ERWHELM THEM TO MEN’S EYES” – TWO CONTENTIONS – A TALE OF THE MACABRE – “A JUG OF WINE, A BOOK OF VERSE, AND THOU” – AND THEN THERE WERE TWO – “OUR REVELS NOW ARE ENDED” – “OUT, DAMNED SPOT!” – DUSTIN ALERTS THE POLICE – THE EUMENIDES – SOME NUANCES OF SELF-DEFENSE – THE STANDING EPITHET “UNFAIR” DELIMITS THE NOUN “PREJUDICE”: A CLOSE LOOK AT RULE 5–403 – MINIMALISM IS NOT REQUIRED: NEED FOR THE EVIDENCE AS A NON-FACTOR – CHERCHEZ THE ADVERB –…