Legal Opinion
Tyler v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 30, 1995No. 862PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOYLAN, Judge.
The critical issue on this appeal involves us in what Nance v. State, 331 Md. 549, 552, 629 A.2d 633 (1993), referred to as *499“the classic evidentiary problem of the turncoat witness.” The appellant is Jerry S. Tyler, who was convicted by a Prince George’s County jury, presided over by Judge Arthur M. Ahalt, of murder in the first degree and other related offenses. The turncoat witness was Gerald Eiland, the erstwhile codefendant with Tyler for the same murder.
On this appeal, Tyler has raised eight contentions:
1) that Judge Ahalt erroneously admitted the prior testimony of Eiland…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
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