Winegan v. State

Norman Winegan, the appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Criminal Court- of Baltimore of rape and perverted practices. He was sentenced to a term of 20 years for the rape and ten years consecutive for the perverted practices. He contends the evidence was insufficient to support the two convictions, that the court abused its discretion in permitting the State to call the appellant for additional cross-examination, that the judge improperly communicated with the jury in his absence, and that the court improperly refused a proffered instruction.

The prosecutrix, 17 year old Ann Elizabeth…