State v. Werner

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

In this criminal case, involving charges that the defendant had committed sex offenses against one of his stepdaughters, the State was allowed to elicit testimony that the defendant had committed similar offenses against another stepdaughter. The issue concerns the admissibility of such evidence under the circumstances.

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In 1981, Jerome Werner 1 was indicted in Baltimore City on charges of incest, 2 rape, 3 carnal knowledge of a child under fourteen, 4 and related offenses. The alleged victims were his three stepdaughters. Two indictments charged criminal conduct against the…