Wethington v. State

At a jury trial held on February 10, 1967 in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, the appellant, Bruce Allen Wethington, was convicted of two counts of assault with intent to maim and two counts of indecent exposure. Two years concurrent sentences were imposed on each of the indecent exposure counts to run consecutively wtih five year concurrent sentences imposed on each assault count. The principal question presented on this appeal is whether the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the State’s Attorney to question the appellant, over objection, about a prior…