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LASTER v. STATE

No. 997, September Term, 1986.

70 Md. App. 592 (1987)

521 A.2d 1289

MICHAEL EDWARD LASTER v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

March 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Burns, Jr., Asst. Public Defender (Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender on brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Ronald M. Levitan, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Baltimore, Warren B. Duckett, Jr., State's Atty. for Anne Arundel County and Cynthia M. Ferris, Asst. State's Atty. for Anne Arundel County on brief), Annapolis, for appellee.

Before WILNER, GARRITY, and BELL (ROBERT M.), JJ.

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

Michael Edward Laster, appellant, was convicted by a jury in Anne Arundel County of first degree rape, armed robbery, and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. He was committed to the custody of the Division of Correction for a term of life plus 40 years as a result of those convictions. On appeal, appellant submits that:

1. The court erred in its instructing the jury that a witness is presumed to speak the truth...

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