Howell v. State

CATHELL, Judge.

Daniel Alphonzo Howell was convicted, by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, of first degree murder and using a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. On appeal, he raises five issues for our consideration. They are:

I. Whether the statements made by the prosecutor in closing argument unfairly prejudiced the defendant such that he was denied the right to a fair trial and such that these statements violated his right to confront witnesses against him?

II. Whether the trial in absentia violated defendant’s right to be present and his right to confront…