Hutton v. State

I join in the judgment of the Court because I agree that the rule of Bohnert v. State, 312 Md. 266, 539 A.2d 657 (1988), was *508violated. The State asked Dr. Davis, “How do you assess credibility?” Without specific objection, she opined that the victim could not in any way have faked the consequences of the abuse. By concurring, I give the petitioner the benefit of the doubt as to preservation both at trial, through a broad continuing objection, and in this Court, through a broad certiorari petition.

I write separately, however, because I believe that a diagnosis of PTSD is relevant to whether…