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Admissibility of Internet Searches About Terminating Pregnancy

E-Discovery LLC

The Court ruled for the State. RELEVANCE OF THE INTERNET SEARCHES After discussing other issues, the Court turned to the evidence of internet searches related to abortion. The Court addressed many other issues and affirmed the conviction. This is an unreported opinion of the intermediate appellate court.

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Maryland’s New and Improved Unreported Opinion Rule Does Not Go Far Enough

E-Discovery LLC

21, 2022), it addressed a novel issue and I wrote that: “In my view, the only error was that the appellate court did not publish its opinion so that it would be precedent.” In my opinion, the new Maryland Rule does not go far enough. Maryland Rule 8-605.1 That decision is “entirely” in the Court’s discretion.

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Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Jury Analyst

Any actions by a juror that fall outside the court’s instructions can taint the deliberation process. In the legal arena, precedents and established standards shape the definition of jury misconduct. They make determinations on evidence admissibility, often in the jury’s absence to prevent undue influence.