WHITTINGTON v. STATE

No. 1143, Sept. Term, 2001.

809 A.2d 721 (2002)

147 Md. App. 496

Sirena Catura WHITTINGTON, v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

October 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradford C. Peabody, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Diane E. Keller, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baltimore and Jack Johnson, State's Atty. for Prince George's County, Upper Marlboro, on the brief), for appellee.

Submitted before HOLLANDER, JAMES R. EYLER and SONNER, JJ.


HOLLANDER, Judge.

In this case, we must consider the admissibility of a confession that was allegedly procured through deceptive police conduct involving representations during interrogation about a bogus scientific test. We must also determine whether the court erred by admitting in evidence the results of a voice stress test, and in barring the admission of certain psychiatric testimony.

A jury in the Circuit Court...

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