Morris v. State

LISS, Judge.

Appellant, Wayne Phillip Morris, was charged by indictment in the Circuit Court for Cecil County with murder, arson and related charges.

At a pretrial hearing the presiding judge declined to quash a summons issued by the State for an expert witnéss previously consulted by the defense. At the trial, before a jury, the expert was permitted to testify as a State’s witness and was also permitted to conduct an in-court demonstration before the jury.

During the trial, a tape recorded statement made by the appellant was played to the jury and a transcript of the statement was given to each…