KELLEY v. STATE

[No. 65, September Term, 1979.]

288 Md. 298 (1980)

418 A.2d 217

DONALD JOHN KELLEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided August 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Logan, Assistant Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on the brief, for appellant.

Kathleen M. Sweeney, Assistant Attorney General, with whom was Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE and DAVIDSON, JJ.


COLE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

We shall in this case decide whether the trial court erred in admitting the opinion testimony of a witness regarding the character for veracity of another witness.

Donald Kelley, a Belair police officer, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Harford County of receiving goods stolen from a Belair jewelry store. Prior to his arrest Kelley had in his possession a diamond ring, a diamond necklace and wrist...

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