Stanley v. State

DeAngelo Montier Stanley v. State of Maryland, No. 521, Sept. Term 2019. Opinion by Arthur, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE⸺CROSS-EXAMINATION Defendants have the right to cross-examine witnesses about matters relating to their biases, interests, or motives to testify falsely, but this right is not unlimited. In this case, the trial court permitted the defense to elicit testimony that a prosecution witness made numerous allegations against the defendant and others under an expectation of leniency. The court did not abuse its discretion in restricting cross-examination about the details of the witness’s…