Fulp v. State

SALMON, Judge.

This case requires us to decide whether the trial judge erred in overruling a defense objection to the admission for impeachment purposes of appellant’s prior conviction for assault with intent to murder in a case where the appellant was charged with murder. We hold that the trial court did err and reverse.

BACKGROUND FACTS

A. The State’s Case

The victim, Shawn Greene (Greene), was fatally shot by appellant, Kurt Fulp, on November 23, 1997. Fulp was charged in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City with the first degree murder of Greene and the unlawful use of a handgun in the…