Maryland Daily Record » ruling http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Details, details: Waiver of jury trial must be on record  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/details-details-waiver-of-jury-trial-must-be-on-record/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/details-details-waiver-of-jury-trial-must-be-on-record/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:36 +0000 Steve Lash http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=240127 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> 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. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/details-details-waiver-of-jury-trial-must-be-on-record/feed/ 0 Older cases await ruling by Court of Appeals  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/15/older-cases-await-ruling-by-court-of-appeals/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/15/older-cases-await-ruling-by-court-of-appeals/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:50:42 +0000 Steve Lash http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237734 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The double-murder conviction overturned by the Court of Appeals this month, five and a half years after the court heard arguments in the case, was not the oldest case on its docket. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/15/older-cases-await-ruling-by-court-of-appeals/feed/ 0 Senate favors victim-friendly dog bite bill  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/12/senate-favors-victim-friendly-dog-bite-bill/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/12/senate-favors-victim-friendly-dog-bite-bill/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:39:52 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=235354 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The Senate gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to legislation that would overturn a controversial Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that made pit bull owners and their landlords financially responsible for injuries caused by those dogs. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/12/senate-favors-victim-friendly-dog-bite-bill/feed/ 0 Court of Appeals will review State Center ruling  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/12/court-of-appeals-will-review-state-center-ruling/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/12/court-of-appeals-will-review-state-center-ruling/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:27:57 +0000 Melody Simmons http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=233496 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Maryland’s top court said Tuesday it would hear an appeal of a recent ruling that derailed the proposed $1.5 billion development of State Center in Baltimore. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/12/court-of-appeals-will-review-state-center-ruling/feed/ 0 Judge reduces possible sentence in WikiLeaks case http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/08/judge-reduces-possible-sentence-in-wikileaks-case/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/08/judge-reduces-possible-sentence-in-wikileaks-case/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:16:34 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=231135 FORT MEADE — An Army private suspected of sending reams of classified documents to the secret-sharing WikiLeaks website was illegally punished at a Marine Corps brig and should get 112 days cut from any prison sentence he receives if convicted, a military judge ruled Tuesday. Army Col. Denise Lind ruled during a pretrial hearing that [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/08/judge-reduces-possible-sentence-in-wikileaks-case/feed/ 0 IDOT ruling costs Howard County $500K  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/23/idot-ruling-costs-howard-county-500k/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/23/idot-ruling-costs-howard-county-500k/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:00:29 +0000 Steve Lash http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=224087 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Maryland jurisdictions cannot require that lenders and purchasers of foreclosed properties pay the recordation taxes on guarantor-backed deeds of trust, the state’s administrative Tax Court has ruled. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/23/idot-ruling-costs-howard-county-500k/feed/ 0 Judge strikes down changes to police pension plan  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/20/judge-strikes-down-changes-to-police-pension-plan/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/20/judge-strikes-down-changes-to-police-pension-plan/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:31:25 +0000 Barbara Grzincic http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223962 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A 2010 overhaul of the pension system for Baltimore’s police and firefighters is unconstitutional, a U.S. District Court judge ruled. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/20/judge-strikes-down-changes-to-police-pension-plan/feed/ 0 Pa. high court remands voter ID law http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/18/pa-high-court-remands-voter-id-law/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/18/pa-high-court-remands-voter-id-law/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:37:47 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223822 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday told a lower court judge to stop a tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification from taking effect in this year’s presidential election if he finds voters cannot get easy access to ID cards or if he thinks voters will be disenfranchised. The 4-2 decision [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/18/pa-high-court-remands-voter-id-law/feed/ 0 Lawsuit calls pit bull ruling unconstitutional  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/13/lawsuit-calls-pit-bull-ruling-unconstitutional/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/13/lawsuit-calls-pit-bull-ruling-unconstitutional/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:05:11 +0000 Kristi Tousignant http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223613 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Baltimore man is suing the state for forcing him to move out of his home or get rid of his dog after a recent court decision imposing strict liability on owners and landlords for pit bull attacks. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/13/lawsuit-calls-pit-bull-ruling-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 Week in review: 8/24/12  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/23/week-in-review-82412/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/23/week-in-review-82412/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:48:32 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=222212 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Main Street business cut off On Main Street in Historic Ellicott City, business owners were reeling after a deadly train derailment around midnight on Tuesday left much of the area inaccessible to traffic — and their customers. Dozens of shops and eateries were closed Tuesday, and because Main Street was closed below its intersection with [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/23/week-in-review-82412/feed/ 0