Holmes v. State

WEANT, Judge.

Impeaching a witness’s credibility by introducing proof of his convictions for certain “infamous” crimes or those *161crimes involving moral turpitude or indicating a lack of veracity is an accepted practice. In this appeal we are asked to determine whether a conviction for a “handgun violation” is relevant to the issue of credibility and therefore admissible for the purposes of impeaching a witness’s testimony.

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A Baltimore City jury convicted Anthony Holmes on charges of first degree felony murder, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and two counts of use of a handgun in…