Legal Opinion
Lopez v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 29, 2018No. 11/17PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGetty, J.
"The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle."
Stanley Kubrick (1970).
Does this "magic medium" by its very nature convey such overpowering emotion to warrant a permanent ban from the courtroom? Does the "magic medium" in the form of a victim impact video with background music constitute "irrelevant information or inflammatory rhetoric" that would "stir strong emotions that might overcome the restraints of reason" of the sentencing judge? These questions underscore the two opposing…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Booth v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
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