Brooks v. State

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

Wayne Anthony Brooks, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of five counts of first degree murder, five counts of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, five counts of false imprisonment and two counts of robbery. Having been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in excess of five consecutive life terms, he has appealed, presenting two questions for our review:

1. Did the trial court err in denying Appellant’s motion for mistrial based upon the admission of hearsay testimony under the co-conspirator’s exception when…