Founds v. State — Maryland high court upheld the search and drug and body-armor convictions
Case Andrew Campbell Founds v. State of Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Eaves (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided
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Spicuzza — affirmed sexual-abuse convictions despite an improper cross-examination question
Case Brian S. Spicuzza v. State of Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Booth (Larry Hogan, 2019) Date Decided
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State v. King — Reinstated murder convictions after finding firearms-testimony challenge waived
Case State of Maryland v. Kyeem Antonio King Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Killough (Wes Moore, 2024) Date Decided
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State v. Palmer — Maryland’s high court reaffirms “no reasonable trier of fact” standard for DUI/DWI cases, reinstating convictions based on circumstantial evidence.
Case State of Maryland v. Marconi Palmer, Jr. Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Eaves (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided
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Shuler v. State — Affirmed convictions because no evidence supported a voluntariness instruction
Case Montay D. Shuler v. State of Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Booth (Larry Hogan, 2019) Date Decided
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Md. Dep’t of Health v. Boulden — Supreme Court of Maryland upholds daily monetary sanctions against state health agency for missing statutory deadline to admit incompetent-to-stand-trial defendants
Case Maryland Department of Health v. Jeffrey Boulden, et al. Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Biran (Larry Hogan, 2019)
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State v. Thornton & Dunbar — Maryland Supreme Court reinstates murder convictions, holding unqualified firearms-ID testimony was not plain error and courtroom closure was justified
Case State of Maryland v. William Thornton and James Dunbar Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Killough (Wes Moore, 2024)
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Jun v. State — Maryland’s high court affirms child-pornography convictions, holding that IP-address and Kik chat-log testimony was properly admitted as lay opinion
Case Adam James Jun v. State of Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Gould (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
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Kopp v. State — Maryland Supreme Court reverses drug/gun conviction, holds vague neighbor tip plus “calls for service” data insufficient for reasonable suspicion stop
Case Xavier S. Kopp v. State of Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Watts (Martin O’Malley, 2013) Date Decided
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Engage Armament v. Montgomery County — Maryland’s high court partially upholds, partially strikes down county’s expanded gun-free zones
Case Engage Armament LLC, et al. v. Montgomery County, Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Fader (Larry Hogan, 2022)
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Santana v. State — Maryland high court affirms third murder trial is not barred by double jeopardy after State witness unexpectedly mentioned excluded evidence
Case Miguel Angel Santana v. State of Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Eaves (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided
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In re Criminal Investigation No. CID 18-2673 — Maryland Supreme Court blocks release of uncharged clergy names from grand jury abuse report
Case In re: Criminal Investigation No. CID 18-2673 in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City Court Supreme Court of Maryland
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Express Scripts v. Anne Arundel County — Maryland high court holds opioid dispensing and PBM conduct cannot support a public nuisance claim
Case Express Scripts, Inc., et al. v. Anne Arundel County, Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Booth (Larry Hogan,