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Andrew Campbell Founds V. State Of Maryland
Criminal Law*—Motion to Suppress—Exigent Circumstances The circuit court properly denied Mr. Founds’ motion to suppress evidence because the police did not unlawfully create the exigency, and the warrant contained sufficient probable cause.
Taylor Symone Blade V. State Of Maryland
Criminal Law*—Speedy Trial—Hicks Violation The State conceded that the circuit court erred in denying Blade’s motion to dismiss for failure to comply with the time limits set forth in Maryland Rule 4-271.
Dennis Daniels V. State Of Maryland
Criminal Law* — Jury Instructions; Sentencing; Assault The circuit court properly declined to give a mutual affray instruction as it was not a correct statement of law and the evidence did not support it.
Tia L. Brown V. State Of Maryland
Post-Conviction* — New Trial; Illegal Sentence; Judicial Bias The circuit court properly denied appellant's motions for a new trial and to correct an illegal sentence, finding no error in the proceedings or jurisdiction over the case..
Knowledge Hamilton V. State Of Maryland
Sentencing* — Acquitted Conduct; Sentencing Guidelines; Jury Verdict The trial court erred in considering acquitted charges during sentencing, necessitating a remand for a new sentencing hearing while affirming the convictions.
Henry Trotier V. State Of Maryland
Criminal Law* — Self-Defense; Jury Instructions; Lesser-Included Offense The circuit court did not abuse its discretion in instructing the jury on imperfect self-defense and allowing the inclusion of attempted voluntary manslaughter as a lesser-included offense.
Michael Hitchens V. State Of Maryland
Criminal Law* — Confrontation Clause; Prior Inconsistent Statements; Admission of Evidence The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding that Mr. Hitchens failed to preserve his objections regarding the admission of prior inconsistent statements.
Raymond Tyler Thompson V. State Of Maryland
Criminal Law*—Sixth Amendment—Right to Counsel The circuit court erred in denying Thompson's motion to suppress his jailhouse statements, as his Sixth Amendment right to counsel had attached prior to the questioning.
Khristopher Johnson v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law — Suppression-Jury Instructions-Voluntariness On February 13, 2023, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Khristopher Johnson of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a disqualified person.
Craig Donnell Johnson V. State Of Maryland
Criminal Law-Criminal procedure — Discovery Sanction— Evidence (criminal) After a one-day trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, a jury found Craig Donnell Johnson guilty of robbery.
State Of Maryland V. Robert M. Greene
Criminal procedure — motion to suppress-Evidence (criminal) — plain view Appellee Robert M. Greene was charged by criminal information in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County with possession of a regulated firearm by a prohibited person, possession of ammunition, and second-degree assault.
TERESA HARMON v. KAISER PERMANENTE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.
Employment Law — Religious discrimination — Retaliation pleading Teresa Harmon appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County dismissing her first amended complaint (“FAC”) against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.; Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company; Katherine Ballesteros; and Suzanna V. Williams (collectively, appellees).
