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STODDARD v. STATE

No. 105, September Term, 2010.

31 A.3d 603 (2011)

423 Md. 420

Erik STODDARD v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied November 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Braudes , Asst. Public Defender ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for petitioner.

Sarah Page Pritzlaff , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Douglas F. Gansler , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE and JOHN C. ELDRIDGE (Retired, specially assigned), LAWRENCE F. RODOWSKY, (Retired, specially assigned), IRMA S. RAKER (Retired, specially assigned), JJ.

RAKER, J.

Erik Stoddard, petitioner, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of child abuse resulting in the death of a child and manslaughter. In this appeal, he presents two questions to this Court, which we rephrase as follows:

1. Did the trial court err in requiring the petitioner either to testify prior to the completion of the defense case or to forfeit the right to testify?

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