Cromartie v. State

Summary

The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the conviction of Fred Cromartie, holding that any error in allowing the State to designate a detective as its representative under Rule 5-615(b)(2) was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the appellant failed to preserve his objection to the detective’s lay opinion testimony under Rule 5-701. Both issues were resolved on harmless error and preservation grounds, so the judgment of the circuit court was upheld.