MAYFIELD v. STATE

No. 99, September Term, 1983.

56 Md. App. 541 (1983)

468 A.2d 400

SYLVESTER MAYFIELD AKA ROBERT WILSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

December 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Sutton, Assigned Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender of Maryland on brief, for appellant.

Jillyn K. Schulze, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom were Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., of Maryland, Kurt L. Schmoke, State's Atty., for Baltimore City and Gary Ticknor, Asst. State's Atty., for Baltimore City on brief, for appellee.

Argued before LISS, ALPERT and GETTY, JJ.


ALPERT, Judge.

This case requires our examination of the criminal defendant's right to testify in his own behalf. For the reasons stated herein, we hold that the appellant's statutory right to testify in his own behalf was impermissibly restrained requiring a reversal of his conviction.

FACTS

On the afternoon of January 19, 1982, Kevin Chase accompanied his friend, Anthony Carroway, to the George Street Apartments, a "project building" in downtown...

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