State v. Woodland

RAKER, Judge.

This case presents the question of whether a witness’s prior conviction for possession of controlled dangerous substances with intent to distribute is admissible for purposes of impeachment under Maryland Rule 1-502.1 We hold that it is.

I

On March 21, 1992, on a street corner in Baltimore City, Jonathan Brickus was confronted by a stranger who claimed that Brickus had bumped into him. Brickus apologized, but the stranger was not satisfied; he punched Brickus in the back of the head, almost knocking him down, and then pulled *522out a handgun and fired two or three shots at him. The…