COLE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this case the issue we shall decide is whether a statement made by the accused to a probation officer conducting a presentence investigation at the direction of the trial court is admissible in a subsequent trial for purposes of impeachment.
The parties agreed upon the pertinent facts. On March 6, 1979, Willard and Lorraine Sheppard, along with their son, Stanley, were present in their Bethesda jewelry store...
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