Lewis v. State

Wallace D. Lewis v. State of Maryland, No. 614, Sept. Term 2023. Opinion by Eyler, Deborah S., J. FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT – BATTERY TYPE – INTENT TO INFLICT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY – CRIME CANNOT BE COMMITTED WITH MENS REA OF RECKLESSNESS – JURY INSTRUCTION ALLOWING FINDING OF MENS REA OF RECKLESSNESS WAS LEGALLY INCORRECT – ERROR WAS NOT HARMLESS BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. The appellant stabbed the victim, seriously injuring him. He was charged with first-degree assault only. The evidence at trial included portions of a video from a camera on an exterior wall near the location of the stabbing. A…