Jackson v. State

Appellant, TJ Sharocko Jackson, was indicted in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County for murder and related charges arising out of a home invasion.1 Appellant elected a *340jury trial, and the jury found him guilty on many, but not all of the charges.2 The circuit court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment, plus ten years. Appellant timely appealed, presenting the following argument for our review:

The Trial Court erred in disallowing a written statement of an unavailable declarant, when the appellant sought its admittance as a declaration against penal interest pursuant to Rule…