Thomas v. State

RAKER, Judge.

Garrison Thomas, • petitioner, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Charles County of felony murder, robbery, and second-degree murder. In this appeal, he raises two questions for review. The primary question is whether the trial court erred in admitting as evidence of consciousness of guilt the fact that petitioner resisted when, pursuant to a search warrant, the police sought to obtain a sample of his blood. The second question is whether the trial court’s rulings restricting the cross-examination of a key State’s witness and limiting access to that witness’ psychiatric…