Legal Opinion · Dissent

Hall v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 23, 2016No. 50/15Published

1Dissent

HOTTEN, J.,

dissenting, in which GREENE and WATTS, JJ., join.

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. I would hold that the evidence at trial, when viewed in a light most favorable to the State, was sufficient to satisfy § 3-602.1 of the Criminal Law Article (“Crim. Law”), which was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to Ms. Hall (“Petitioner”).

I. The Evidence at Trial was Sufficient to Sustain Petitioner’s Conviction.

Crim. Law § 3-602.1 required that Petitioner’s conduct “created a ‘substantial risk of harm’ to A.’s physical health and that her conduct was such that a reasonable…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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