ROSALES v. STATE

No. 6, Sept. Term, 2018.

206 A.3d 916 (2019)

463 Md. 552

Wilfredo ROSALES v. STATE of Maryland

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Piedad Gomez , Asst. Public Defender ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Jer Welter , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before: Barbera, C.J., Greene, Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Hotten, Getty, JJ.


In this case we are asked to determine whether a witness' prior convictions for committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959 ("VICAR offenses") are admissible for witness impeachment under Maryland Rule 5-609. Specifically, the Defendant sought to impeach the State's witness with the witness'...

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