Wardlaw v. State

Zarzine Wardlaw, appellant, was tried before a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for rape in the second degree, sexual offense in the third degree, sexual offense in the fourth degree, three counts of assault in the second degree, two counts of sexual child abuse, and two counts of incest of his 17-year old daughter, Michelle. He was convicted of three counts of assault in the second degree. The jury deadlocked on the charges of sexual child abuse and incest, and accordingly, a mistrial was declared on those counts.

Appellant was sentenced to two terms of imprisonment of ten…