Clarke v. State

WENNER, Judge.

Appellant, Marvyn Junior Clarke, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of battery 1 and sentenced to two years of imprisonment. The sentence was suspended in favor of one year of supervised probation. On appeal, appellant asks:

I. Did the lower court err in refusing to admit relevant evidence proffered by the defense;

II. Did the lower court err in permitting improper closing argument by the prosecutor?

Finding no error, we shall affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

FACTS

On the evening of April 26, 1992, appellant and Alexander Anderson (Anderson)…