Hayes & Winston v. State

Hayes v. State, No. 500, September Term, 2019 & Winston v. State, No. 556, September Term, 2019 (consolidated). Opinion by Nazarian, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – VOIR DIRE Under Kazadi v. State,

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(2020), a trial court must, on request, ask during voir dire whether any prospective jurors are unwilling or unable to comply with the jury instructions on the long-standing fundamental principles of the presumption of innocence, the State’s burden of proof, and the defendant’s right not to testify. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – VOIR DIRE – PRESERVATION A criminal defendant must preserve for appellate…