Chase v. State

(retired), Specially Assigned.

A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Carroll County 1 convicted appellant, Timothy Bryan Chase, of first degree rape, first degree sexual offense, kidnaping, robbery, and related offenses. The court then sentenced appellant to life imprisonment, and concurrent terms of 35 years, 25 years, 25 years, 25 years, and seven years.

ISSUES

Appellant raises five issues, which we reorder and rephrase:

I. May the State use evidence otherwise protected by the marital communication privilege, codified in Md. Code § 9-105 (1995 Repl.Vol.) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings…