Legal Opinion

Ogburn v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 8, 1987No. 1293, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

David Junior Ogburn, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County of assault with intent to murder, robbery, and related offenses. Upon receiving sentences totaling thirty years, he appeals, presenting three questions for our review:

1. Did the trial court err in ruling that the defense may not impeach a State’s witness by eliciting that he received probation before judgment for theft or any other offense?

2. Did the trial court err in refusing to grant a motion for mistrial after a State’s witness referred to an unrelated crime of theft…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. Wilhelm v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. State v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  5. Mayor of Baltimore v. HackelyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Thodos v. BlandCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  2. Chew v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  3. Mannan v. District of Columbia Board of MedicineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Curry v. Department of Public Safety & Correctional ServicesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  5. Friends of Ridge v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1998

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