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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Carroll v. State — Affirmed murder conviction for driver who positioned getaway vehicle and coordinated with shooters
Case Berquan Carroll v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Deborah S. Eyler (Parris N. Glendening, 1997)
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Chase v. Md. Dep’t of State Police — Court affirms handgun permit denial for Virginia felony conviction, holds actual imposed sentence controls regardless of out-of-state law
Case In the Matter of Michael Chase Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Kehoe (Wes Moore, 2024) Date Decided July
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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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Guthrie v. Vincenti — Maryland appellate court affirms that Harford County councilman’s nolo contendere plea to felony theft automatically removed him from office
Case Dion Guthrie v. Patrick Vincenti Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Zic (Larry Hogan, 2020) Date Decided May 6,
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Covington v. State — Appellate Court of Maryland affirms assault convictions, holds that a timely jury demand irrevocably divests District Court of jurisdiction
Case Timothy Aaron Covington v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Ripken (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
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Malvo v. State — Appellate Court of Maryland dismisses D.C. sniper’s interlocutory appeal for lack of jurisdiction
Case Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Ripken (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
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Thomas v. State — Maryland court affirms murder conviction, upholding warrantless cell-tracking under exigent circumstances and mother’s text message as adoptive admission
Case Jerome Thomas v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Tang (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided May
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Wittwer v. State — Court affirms denial of motion to correct illegal sentence, holding venue and plea-colloquy claims fall outside Rule 4-345(a)’s narrow scope
Case Robert Laverne Wittwer v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge James R. Wells (appointment info not
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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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State v. Prince — Appellate Court of Maryland reverses grant of new trial, holds detective’s lay testimony about cell tower locations was admissible and trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object
Case State of Maryland v. Lionel Lee Prince Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Nazarian (Martin O’Malley, 2012) Date Decided
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Smith v. State — Maryland appellate court reverses conviction, orders charges dismissed with prejudice after State violated IAD’s 180-day trial deadline
Case John William Smith, Jr. v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Kehoe (Wes Moore, 2024) Date
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Johnson v. State — Maryland appeals court holds hot-blooded response defense unavailable for assault, affirms convictions on all counts
Case Terance Johnson, Jr. v. State of Maryland (consolidated with Teriquo Lamont Johnson v. State of Maryland) Court Appellate Court
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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,