Bane v. State

BLOOM, Judge.

Leonard Morgan Bane, Jr. (appellant) was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County of breaking and entering, 1 second degree rape, 2 and common law battery. 3 Sentenced to a total of twenty-three years imprisonment, with eight years suspended, Bane has appealed, asserting:

1. The trial court erred in permitting appellant to be impeached with a prior conviction of breaking and entering.

2. The trial court erred in permitting appellant to be impeached with a prior statement.

We agree with appellant’s first assertion of error and consequently we shall reverse…