Despite win, former teacher still on sex offender registry

BY: Kristi Tousignant
POSTED: May 21, 2013
Tags: Court of Appeals, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Law, legal news, maryland, sex offender registry, Washington County Circuit Court

A man who the state’s top court said should be removed from the sex offender registry has not yet been taken off the list, according to a motion filed in Washington County Circuit Court.

Court of Appeals’ decision reinstates murder conviction

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 21, 2013
Tags: baltimore city circuit court, Court of Appeals, first-degree murder, Law, legal news, maryland

Maryland’s top court Tuesday reinstated a Baltimore killer’s first-degree murder conviction and life sentence after concluding that judges validly rejected his request to change attorneys on the morning of trial.

Details, details: Waiver of jury trial must be on record

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 20, 2013
Tags: bench trial, Court of Appeals, judge clayton greene, jury trial, Law, legal news, maryland, ruling, waiver

Trial judges beware: Any conviction you hand down at a bench trial will be overturned if you fail to state on the record that the defendant’s waiver of the constitutional right to a jury trial was knowing and voluntary.

Top court puts piggyback tax ruling on hold

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 19, 2013
Tags: attorney douglas f. gansler, commerce clause, Court of Appeals, Law, legal news, maryland, piggyback tax ruling, Taxes, u.s. supreme court

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler will likely urge the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a state law that bars Maryland residents from deducting, from city or county taxes, the tax they pay to other states when they earn money there.

Letters to the Editor – 5/10/13

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 9, 2013
Tags: Court of Appeals, Education, Letters to the Editor, protective order, towson university

The Court of Appeals’ May 2 dismissal of Anthony v. Garrity (somewhat misleadingly reduced to the “911 case”) reinforces the paramount importance of paying close attention to proper procedural process on the side of defense and appellate counsel.

Top court disbars 2 lawyers immediately

BY: Kristi Tousignant
POSTED: May 8, 2013
Tags: Attorney Grievance Commission, Court of Appeals, dean clayton kremer, Disbarment, jason ashley kobin, Law, legal news, maryland

An attorney who closed his office without telling clients and a lawyer who mismanaged his attorney trust account and an employee payroll account were immediately disbarred last week.

Opinions – 5/9/13: Maryland Court of Appeals

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 8, 2013
Tags: constitutional law, Court of Appeals, Law, legal news, maryland, opinions

Constitutional Law Preemption of local tobacco regulation BOTTOM LINE: State law occupies field of regulating packaging and sale of tobacco products, and thus impliedly preempted county ordinances regulating packaging, sale and distribution of cigars. CASE: Altadis U.S.A., Inc. v. Prince George’s County, No. 85, Sept. Term, 2010 (filed Apr. 25, 2013) (Judges Bell, Harrell, Battaglia, [...]