Weiner v. State

Appellant, Jerome Weiner, a.k.a. Jerome Buckler Werner, was indicted on January 7, 1981, in the Criminal Court of Baltimore on seven multi-count charges. The first two indictments, which are relevant in the instant case, charged the Appellant with incest, rape and carnal knowledge of Amelia Liepold, a stepdaughter of Appellant. The other indictments contained similar charges involving two younger stepchildren.

Trial commenced on July 28, 1981, before Judge Marshall A. Levin and a jury. A motion to sever the cases was granted and the State elected to proceed with the case involving Amelia…