Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 22, 1992No. 954, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOYLAN, Judge.
In terms of popular and frequently recurring issues in criminal cases, even a cursory survey of the year’s docket confirms what our senses have already told us. The voguish “Contention of the Year” for the September, 1991 Term has been that defendants are entitled to a broader scope of inquiry during the jury selection process than is typically allowed. Consistently (largely in unreported opinions), we have rejected the contention. Persistently, it continues to appear. In the hope of some relief, we here reaffirm — categorically and for reporting — the well-settled limits that…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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