Fowlkes v. State

EYLER, Judge.

Appellant, Sean Fowlkes, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of assault and carrying a handgun. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of twenty and three years, respectively. On appeal, appellant presents us with the following questions:

I. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in refusing to voir dire the jury panel on sympathy for the paraplegic, teenaged, innocent female victim of gun violence?

II. Did the trial court err in admitting extensive, unduly prejudicial evidence concerning the victim’s physical disabilities and suffering, after the…