Johnson v. State

Everette William Johnson v. State of Maryland, No. 11, September Term, 2021. Opinion by Hotten, J. CRIMINAL LAW – INDICTMENTS AND CHARGING INSTRUMENTS – DUPLICITOUS CHARGES The constitutional guarantee to a unanimous jury verdict in a criminal case may be violated where a prosecutor introduces evidence of multiple distinct criminal incidents to prove a crime charged as a single count. In such circumstances, the prosecutor should be required to elect to pursue one of the incidents underlying the charge, or the jury should be provided with a special instruction that it must unanimously agree as…