Legal Opinion

Giddens v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 4, 1993No. 53, September Term, 1993PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILNER, Chief Judge.

A jury in the Circuit Court for Kent County convicted appellant of assault. In this appeal from that conviction, he makes two complaints: (1) that the court erred in allowing the State to impeach his testimony with a prior conviction for distribution of cocaine, and (2) that it erred as well in refusing to inquire whether the prospective jurors or their relatives were involved in law enforcement. For the reasons stated in Davis v. State, 93 Md.App. 89, 611 A.2d 1008, cert. granted, 329 Md. 22, 616 A.2d 1286 (1992), we find no merit in his second complaint. Our focus,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sireci v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  3. Prout v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  4. Beales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  5. Ricketts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. GiddensCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  2. State v. WoodlandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
  3. Wallach v. Board of EducationCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  4. In Re GARY T.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2015
  5. Love v. CurryCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995

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