Hairston v. State

BISHOP, Judge.

After a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City appellant, Albert W. Hairston, was convicted of assault and carrying a weapon with intent to injure and was sentenced to ten years incarceration. Appellant asks:

I. Did the trial court err in permitting the prosecutor to impeach appellant’s testimony with a prior conviction for manslaughter?

II. Did the trial court err in permitting the prosecutor to engage in an improper opening statement?

III. Did the trial court err in permitting the prosecutor to state in argument that “under the law, the witnesses that testify for the…