Shuler v. State

Montay D. Shuler v. State of Maryland, No. 57, September Term, 2025, Opinion by Booth, J. JURY INSTRUCTIONS — VOLUNTARINESS OF CUSTODIAL STATEMENTS — “SOME EVIDENCE” STANDARD In a criminal case in which the defendant was charged with first-degree murder, second- degree murder, and voluntary manslaughter, the State sought to admit a defendant’s custodial statement in rebuttal as a prior inconsistent statement for impeachment purposes. The trial court refused to give the defendant’s requested voluntariness instruction set forth in Maryland Pattern Jury Instruction-CR 3:18. The Supreme Court of…