Griner v. State

Florence Anjola Griner was convicted by a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of four counts of second degree assault. She was sentenced to nine months incarceration on one count. The remaining counts were merged for sentencing purposes. Ms. Griner noted a timely appeal and presents two questions for our review:

I. Did the trial court err in denying her motion to suppress her statements to the police?

II. Did the trial court err in granting the State’s motion to admit out-of-court statements attributable to the child-victim?

BACKGROUND

Prior to trial, appellant moved to…