Court of Appeals of Maryland January 9, 1991, 69, September Term, 1989 (Horne v. State)

HARRY A. COLE, Judge.

We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether a non-party witness could properly invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege against compulsory self-incrimination on cross-examination in response to defense counsel’s questions regarding his prior convictions.

We set forth those facts which are pertinent to resolution of this issue.