Von Lusch v. State

This case presents questions involving the admissibility of evidence at petitioner’s criminal trial of petitioner’s prior conviction of a crime at a time when he was not represented by counsel. Also presented is the question of whether petitioner waived his objection to the evidence by failing to specify the ground for the objection.

Petitioner Richard von Lusch resides in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. Located in the general vicinity of petitioner’s home is an airport, known as the Bay Bridge Airport. The record indicates that petitioner considers the airport operations a hindrance to the…