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WASHINGTON v. STATE

[No. 66, September Term, 1981.]

293 Md. 465 (1982)

445 A.2d 684

WILLIAM PRESTON WASHINGTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided May 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis P. Willemin, Assistant Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on the brief, for appellant.

Diane G. Goldsmith, Assistant Attorney General, with whom was Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.

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

Certiorari was granted in this criminal case to decide an issue previously unaddressed by this Court. That issue is whether evidence of threats made to a prosecution witness, who has been impeached by prior inconsistent statements, is admissible for the purpose of explaining the inconsistency, when the threats were not linked to the defendant. In addition, two secondary issues...

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