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Newton v. State
Maryland Court of Appeals
127 A. 123 (1924)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Emory Newton (defendant) was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. His coconspirator, Harold Dickey, Jr., was tried separately and convicted. At Newton’s trial, Newton called Dickey as a witness to testify about an audit Dickey had conducted. On cross-examination, over Newton’s objection, the prosecution (plaintiff) asked Dickey whether his testimony in this case was the same as that in his own case, in which the judges had convicted him. He replied that it was. Newton was convicted, and he appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Offutt, J.)
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