Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950)

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The Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 7, 1950 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided that juries in all criminal trials shall be the judges of law, as well as of fact, except that the court may pass upon the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction.

Election results

Maryland Amendment 5 (1950)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		184,871	76.86%
No		55,661	23.14%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1951-52

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1950 ballot measures
• 1950 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
• Maryland Manual, 1951-52

Footnotes

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