Cagle v. State

Wesley Cagle ("Cagle") seeks review of a ruling by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City that precluded Cagle from playing video excerpts of trial court testimony during closing argument. The Court of Special Appeals affirmed. We granted certiorari to answer the following question: "Does a trial court err in precluding a criminal defendant from using trial testimony video in closing argument?" For reasons stated below, we shall affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Factual Background

On December 28, 2014, Baltimore City Police Department Officers…