Morrow v. State

Joseph Gerald Morrow, the appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of manslaughter by automobile in the death of John Albert Hughes, Sr. He was sentenced to a term of 15 months, which was later suspended. The appellant raises here the following questions:

1. Did the trial court err in ruling that appellant’s amnesia did not preclude him from receiving a fair trial?

2. Did the trial judge err in denying appellant’s request for a corrective instruction following the court’s misstatement that prosecution witnesses testified as to the manner in which appellant’s…