Podcast Summary:
That's a question being considered by prosecutors and defense attorneys around the state. The Court of Appeals has declared that jury convictions prior to 1980 are unconstitutional due to improper jury instructions. Dozens of prisoners are appealing, and in Baltimore, 13 inmates have been released. We talk with the states' attorneys from Baltimore City and Baltimore County and a public defender who's handling many of the appeals.
July 16, 2013
Did you serve on a jury in a criminal trial before 1980? If so, before deliberating, you probably heard the judge say something like this:
