Verdict Not Announced in Open Court Cannot Stand, Md. Court of Appeals Holds
The Daily Record (Baltimore) › January 21, 2005
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A jury must announce a guilty verdict in open court before a trial judge can legally sentence the defendant, the state's highest court said yesterday.
'Returning' the verdict in open court mandates an oral announcement of the verdict upon the conclusion of the jury's deliberations to enable the defendant to exercise the right to poll the jury as to the verdicts, Judge Lynne A. Battaglia wrote for the Court of Appeals.See the full content of this document
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Verdict Not Announced in Open Court Cannot Stand, Md. Court of Appeals Holds
The decision reverses a decision by the Court of Special Appeals, which said it was enough that the verdict sheet reflected the guilty verdict.
The decision also vacates Kerwin Jones' five-ye...See the full content of this document
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