Franklin v. State

COLE, Judge.

Petitioner, Salvadore Benjamin Franklin, was charged by indictment in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to maim, assault with intent to disfigure, false imprisonment, and assault and battery. The charges arose out of an altercation between Franklin and his former girlfriend, Stephanie Briggs, on November 28, 1985, at Franklin’s apartment. At trial, Briggs testified that Franklin asked her to accompany him to his apartment to remove their baby’s clothing. Briggs recounted that as she attempted to remove the clothing…