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HALL v. STATE

No. 53, Sept. Term, 2013.

87 A.3d 1287 (2014)

437 Md. 534

Joseph Leon HALL, Jr. v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Torres , Asst. Public Defender ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Robert Taylor, Jr. , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Douglas F. Gansler , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before BARBERA, C.J. HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD and WATTS, JJ.

WATTS, J.

We decide whether the Circuit Court for Baltimore City ("the circuit court") abused its discretion in giving an "anti-CSI effect" jury instruction, and, if so, whether the abuse of discretion was harmless. We hold that the circuit court abused its discretion in giving the "anti-CSI effect" jury instruction; nonetheless, we are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the abuse of discretion was harmless.1

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