Martin v. State

RAKER, Judge.

Petitioner, a former Baltimore City police officer, appeals from his conviction for theft under the value of $300 and misconduct in office. He complains that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to permit his attorney to cross-examine the complaining witness as to whether he had hired an attorney to file a lawsuit on his behalf against Baltimore City. We agree with petitioner and shall reverse the judgments of conviction. We shall hold that the trial court’s denial of cross-examination regarding contemplated civil action was error and that the error was not harmless…