Maryland court upholds conviction as lawyer's silence appears tactical

Maryland's appellate courts in most cases will not recognize flawed jury instructions in which trial tactics may be the reason counsel did not object to them, the Court of Special Appeals held. In such cases, "we are reluctant to recognize 'plain error' because, absent such reluctance, defendants would be in a 'heads I win, tails ...

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Maryland court upholds conviction as lawyer's silence appears tactical

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