Wilson v. State

WILNER, Chief Judge.

Appellant was tried in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County for first degree murder, second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and carrying a weapon openly with intent to injure. He was acquitted of first and second degree murder but convicted of and sentenced for voluntary manslaughter and the weapons charge. He presents a number of issues in this appeal, but we need consider only one. We conclude that the court erred in not permitting a character witness called by appellant to testify to his opinion of appellant’s character trait of veracity.

Appellant shot…