DEGREN v. STATE

No. 54, Sept. Term, 1998.

722 A.2d 887 (1999)

352 Md. 400

Sharon DEGREN v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

January 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Kopolow, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, on brief), Baltimore, for Petitioner.

Gary E. Bair, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen.; David J. Taube, Staff Atty., on brief), Baltimore, for Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, and RAYMOND G. THIEME, Jr. (specially assigned), JJ.


CATHELL, Judge.

In this case we must determine whether a person with responsibility for a minor child who fails to prevent that child from being raped while the child is in her presence may be convicted of sexual abuse under the child abuse statute. In addition, we must ascertain whether the trial court erred in denying motions with respect to comments made by the State's Attorney during closing arguments that implied the defendant, by virtue of her status as a criminal...

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