Sippio v. State

CHASANOW, Judge.

In this appeal, we are called upon to address the following issues:

1. Did the trial court err in permitting a medical examiner to give opinion testimony as to a decedent’s manner of death?

2. Does our ruling in Sahin v. State, 337 Md. 304, 653 A.2d 452 (1995), allowing a defendant on trial for a veracity impeaching offense to present evidence of his character for truthfulness after he testifies, apply where the de fendant has announced his intention to testify but has not yet done so?

For the reasons set forth below, we shall hold that under the rules of evidence on expert…