Legal Opinion
Faulkner v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 9, 1983No. 1006, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
Lowe, J., dissents and files a dissenting opinion at page 122 infra.
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From the turbulent waters of the criminal law of Maryland, roiled by the dictates of Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 95 S.Ct. 1881 (1975), emerged an esoteric qualification to the doctrine of self-defense, known as the "imperfect right of self-defense.” We noticed it in Evans v. State, 28 Md. App. 640, 658, n. 4, 349 A.2d 300 (1975), aff'd, State v. Evans, 278 Md. 197, 362 A.2d 629 (1976), recognized it in Shuck v. State, 29 Md. App. 33, 40-45, 349 A.2d 378 *115(1975), cert. denied, 278 Md. 733 (1976), mentioned it in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Dykes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- State v. FaulknerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Burch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- State v. BowensSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
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