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RICARDO VALDEZ VELA v. STATE OF MARYLAND
An online news article, published more than a decade after appellant's trial, was not admissible or even capable of being admitted at appellant's original trial, and therefore was not newly discovered evidence under the statute governing petitions for writ of actual innocence.
GARY BAYNOR v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the court err by denying Baynor’s petition for writ of actual innocence without a hearing?
RODNEY GREEN v. JOHN WOLFE, WARDEN
To the extent appellant is arguing that the sentences to be served are a combination of consecutive and concurrent sentences rather than simply a series of consecutive sentences, any ambiguity appears (but we do not decide) to have been resolved in appellant’s favor, but if not, the issue should first be addressed in the circuit court and we shall vacate the judgment and remand for that express[...]
MARCUS PRESTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the circuit court err in denying appellant’s petition for writ of error coram nobis where appellant asserted that his 2004 plea did not comport with Maryland Rule 4-242(c)?
GLENN DAVID ADAMS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
The appropriate procedure to challenge the requirement of registering on the State’s sex offender registry would be through a civil action for declaratory judgment. Such relief is not available via a motion in a criminal case.. Because Sinclair is dispositive, we shall vacate the circuit court’s judgment, and remand this case to that court with directions to dismiss appellant’s motion. Th[...]
IGNATIUS HARCUM a/k/a NATHANIEL SHIVERS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Convicted of carjacking, appellant claims he was denied his constitutional Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial and his right under Maryland law to a trial within 180 days.
SEBASTIAN K. ASENEH v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Under the circumstances of this case, a proper assessment and balancing of the Barker factors lead us to conclude that Aseneh’s constitutional speedy trial right under the Sixth Amendment was violated. The delay was of a constitutional dimension; the reasons for the delay, if not neutral, were more often chargeable to the State; Aseneh regularly asserted his right to a speedy trial; and although[...]
ROBERT L. FITZGERALD v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the circuit court err in finding (1) that appellant waived his right to coram nobis relief, and (2) that appellant’s guilty plea was made knowingly and voluntarily?
CLIFFORD ANTHONY JACKSON v. CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE ARUNDEL CO.
Appellant is an inmate at the Jessup Correctional Institution. In April 2013, Jackson’s parole was revoked and 750 diminution credits were rescinded, from which he appealed to the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County In this appeal, the only issue before us is whether the court abused its discretion in denying his motion to reconsider the previous denial of his fee waiver request.
ROSANNA N. KITCHEN v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Appellant Rosanna Kitchen, now known as Rosanna Ambrogi, seeks the extraordinary relief afforded by a writ of error coram nobis. Kitchen argues she received ineffective assistance of counsel in 2002. In this appeal, Kitchen alleges certain procedural errors in the handling of her second coram nobis petition.
