Covel v. State

Anderson Lee Covel, Jr. v. State of Maryland, No. 1094, September Term 2021. Opinion by Raker, J. CRIMINAL LAW — JURY INSTRUCTION — “MARYLAND AND FEDERAL VOLUNTARINESS TEST ” — STANDARD The trial court declined to issue a full voluntariness instruction. Appellant claimed that this was in error as there was evidence of coercion. We find no evidence of coercion that would have necessitated that portion of the jury instruction. Moreover, we found it important to delineate between the Federal and Maryland test for voluntariness. Circuit Court for Baltimore City Case No. 119248020 REPORTED IN THE…