Wise v. State

ERIC WISE V. STATE OF MARYLAND Case No. 2206, September Term 2018, Argued, 09/12/2019 Opinion by Harrell, J. HEADNOTES EVIDENCE – HEARSAY – PRIOR INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS – POSITIVE CONTRADICTIONS IN TESTIMONY THAT ARE A RESULT OF ACTUAL MEMORY LOSS The Court of Appeals, in Nance v. State,

331 Md. 549

(1993), held that an exception exists to the bar on the admission of hearsay evidence as substantive evidence when a witness testifies inconsistently with his or her prior statement. In prosecuting the present case of the murder of Edward Bruce Thomas, the State introduced into evidence against…