Devincentz v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the CourtAdkins, J.
"[T]he trial of any case is a search for truth. The strength of each side of an issue rests upon the believability of the evidence offered as proof." State v. Cox , 298 Md. 173 , 178, 468 A.2d 319 (1983). It is a fundamental principle of Maryland law that, in a criminal case tried before a jury, assessing a witness's credibility is a matter solely for the jury. Bohnert v. State , 312 Md. 266 , 277, 539 A.2d 657 (1988). One method of attacking a witness's credibility is impeachment. In this opinion, we address two questions of Maryland evidentiary law pertaining to impeaching witness…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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