Legal Opinion

Pitts v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 4, 2021No. 0552/20PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Rodney Pitts v. State of Maryland, No. 0552 of the September, 2020 Term, Opinion by Moylan, J. HEADNOTE: MARYLAND RULE 4-345(A) AND INCONSISTENT JURY VERDICTS – A LONG, LONG TRAIL A-WINDING – TWO CONTENTIONS – WHAT IS AN INHERENTLY ILLEGAL SENTENCE? – VARIETIES OF INCONSISTENT VERDICTS – LEGAL INCONSISTENCY VERSUS FACTUAL INCONSISTENCY – A STICKY WICKET: VERDICT INCONSISTENCIES AND INHERENT ILLEGALITIES – PRICE V. STATE: A 180° CHANGE OF COURSE – HEINZE V. STATE: A FALSE LIGHT ON THE SHORE – THE CASELAW PRE-PRICE: INCONSISTENT VERDICTS BY A JURY WERE TOLERATED – THE CASELAW POST-PRICE: PRICE…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. United States v. MoranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  4. Steckler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
  5. MacK v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Garcia v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2021

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