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Criminal procedure — Confrontation Clause — DNA evidence Appellant, Heriberto Rodriguez Gutierrez (Gutierrez), and his co-defendant, David Carranza-Tobar (Carranza-Tobar), were convicted by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, after a joint bench trial, of attempted first degree rape, second degree ...

Administrative law — Disability claim — Procedural due process On October 23, 2014, Matthew Petty (hereinafter “Appellee”) filed an application with the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore (hereinafter “Appellant”). Appellee filed an application because ...

Civil litigation — Number of claims — Particular, discrete transaction Anthony A. Hammond, Jr. died on December 20, 2012, as the result of a gunshot wound inflicted by Cpl. Michael Cox, a Maryland State Police officer who, at the time ...

Criminal procedure — Hearsay — Former testimony of unavailable witness Rico Leblond was convicted of the first-degree murder of Zella Ziona after a (second) jury trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. He argues on appeal that the court ...

Insurance law — Motion to suppress evidence — Other accidents James Trautwein was injured in a motor vehicle accident on October 24, 2013. In an underinsured motorist claim against his insurer, Trautwein moved in limine to exclude evidence of seven ...

Worker’s compensation — Presumption of job relatedness — Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma On April 21, 2016, Philip R. Kearney, appellant, filed a claim with the Workers’ Compensation Commission (the “Commission”), alleging an occupational disease of nonHodgkin’s lymphoma relating to his employment as ...

Contracts — Misrepresentation — Fraud For the last seventeen years, at least, Christopher Bowers (appellee/cross-appellant) has been a martial arts instructor. He also teaches magic and runs magic camps for children. Those camps are sponsored by the Montgomery County Department ...

Civil litigation — Writ of mandamus — Collateral estoppel On three prior occasions, appellant Marlena Jareaux has litigated and lost a challenge to the wording of court documents or records regarding a judgment against her. This case represents her fourth ...

Guardianship — Court-appointed counsel — Attorney’s fees Hebrew Home, Inc. (“Hebrew Home”), appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County directing it to pay the attorney’s fees of Nina Helwig, Esq., appellee. Ms. Helwig was court-appointed counsel in ...

Guardianship — Court-appointed counsel — Attorney’s fees Hebrew Home, Inc. (“Hebrew Home”) appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County directing it to pay the attorney’s fees of Nina Helwig, Esq., appellee. Ms. Helwig was court-appointed counsel in ...