Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 4, 1989No. 1133, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
A jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County found appellant guilty of first degree rape, kidnapping and assault with intent to disable. For those crimes, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Appellant makes three complaints in this appeal, but we need consider only one — that the court erred in permitting him to testify even though there were indications that he did not fully understand the scope of his right to remain silent.
Since 1876, a defendant in a criminal case has had a statutory right in Maryland to testify in his own defense. See Mayfield v. State, 56…
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