Woodlin v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the appellate court affirming Petitioner's conviction for child sexual abuse and other related sexual offenses, holding that Petitioner was not entitled to relief on his claims of error.
At issue on appeal was whether the circuit court erred in granting the State's pre-trial motion to introduce evidence of Petitioner's 2010 conviction for sexual assault against another individual under Md. Cts. & Jud. Proc. Art. (CJP) 10-923, which permits the admission of certain circumstances of prior sexually assaultive behavior in prosecutions for child sexual offenses. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) there is no factor that circuit courts must consider in every case when conducting an analysis under CJP 10-923(e)(4); (2) the motions judge did not abuse his discretion in determining that the probative value of Petitioner's 2010 conviction was not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice; and (3) Petitioner waived his remaining argument.
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