Gonzalez v. State

Petitioner, Gregorio Gonzalez, was convicted in the District Court of second degree assault, based largely on testimony that, while performing a massage treatment on a customer, Ms. Crane, he inserted his finger into her vagina. Gonzalez noted an appeal to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County where, in accordance with Maryland Code, § 12 — 401(f) and (g) of the Cts. & Jud. Proc. Article (CJP), he received a de novo trial before a jury.

During the Circuit Court proceeding, Gonzalez wished to impeach the testimony of Ms. Crane by showing that, in one respect, she testified differently in the…