# Sweet v. State

> Court of Appeals of Maryland · August 30, 2002 · 371 Md. 1

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9735466

## Case

- **Full name:** Christopher SWEET v. STATE of Maryland
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Maryland
- **Decided:** August 30, 2002
- **Citations:** 371 Md. 1; 806 A.2d 265; 2002 Md. LEXIS 568
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Battaglia
- **Judges:** Raker, Bell, Battaglia
- **Cited by:** 30 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that trial court abused its discretion in refusing to ask whether the charges of second degree assault and third degree sexual offense against a minor stirred tip such strong emotional feelings that it would affect the veniremen’s impartiality
- noting that, “[u]nder the statutory framework,” the trial court must “engage in a two-step analysis” and make specific findings before requiring an individual to register as a “sexually violent predator”
- applying Thomas to sexual abuse related crimes

## Opinion text

BATTAGLIA, J.
While I concur with the majority’s reasoning as to Part II, I must dissent from the majority’s decision in Part III regarding voir dire for the reasons set forth in my dissenting opinion in State v. Thomas, 369 Md. 202 , 798 A.2d 566 (2002). Accord *14 ingly, I would affirm the decision of the Court of Special Appeals.

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