State v. Wilson

State of Maryland v. Darrayl John Wilson, No. 64, September Term, 2019 WITNESS TAMPERING – OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE – SPOUSAL TESTIMONIAL PRIVILEGE – MERGER – Court of Appeals held that, where person married potential witness for State with intent to have witness invoke spousal testimonial privilege to prevent witness from testifying at criminal proceeding, evidence was sufficient to support convictions for witness tampering and obstruction of justice. Consistent with holding in Romans v. State, 178 Md. 588,

16 A.2d 642

(1940), cert. denied,

312 U.S. 695

(1941), and in accord with determinations of…