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DEVIN TAVON DAVIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sufficiency of evidence — Commitment record Appellant, Devin Davis, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of Armed Robbery, First-Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and Possession of a Firearm After Having Been Convicted of a Felony. Read the opinion
DANIEL PATRICK DEGOTO v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Postconviction relief — Leave to appeal Daniel Patrick Degoto, appellant, appeals from the dismissal, by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, of a petition for postconviction relief. Read the opinion
TIONN CASEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Imperfect self-defense — Improper sentence Appellant Tionn Casey asked his apartment management company to fix his air conditioner on multiple occasions. Akkra Tucker, a maintenance technician, reported to Casey’s apartment after each request. During the last visit, an argument ensued between the two. Casey then shot Tucker three times in the left […]
EMPIRIAN VILLAGE OF MARYLAND LLC, ET AL. v. GB MALL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ET AL.
Zoning — Building height — Unpreserved appeal This appeal concerns Detailed Site Plan 20020 (“DSP-20020”), a large-scale construction project, and objections opponents of the project raised about building heights at different stages of the county’s zoning approval process. Read the opinion
IN THE MATTER OF JOHN GALBREATH
Administrative law — Pertinent facts — Substantial evidence This is an appeal from an action for judicial review of an administrative agency decision. John Galbreath, appellant, filed a complaint with the Maryland Insurance Administration1 (“MIA”) against Nationwide Affinity Insurance Company of America (“Nationwide”), appellee, alleging that it violated the Insurance Article a[...]
SHERRI KATZ v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Ineffective assistance of counsel — Irrelevant testimony Appellant Sherri Katz was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Carroll County of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, and sentenced to a term of six months, with all but 90 days suspended, followed by three years’ supervised probation. […]
ROBERT JAMAR DAVIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Voir dire — Sufficiency of evidence On June 2, 2021, a jury, sitting in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, convicted Robert Jamar Davis (“Appellant”) of (i) possession of a regulated firearm by a person convicted of a disqualifying crime, (ii) transporting a loaded handgun in a vehicle, (iii) carrying a […]
KEVIN CLARK v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Hicks violation — Nolle prosequi The State of Maryland charged Appellant, Kevin Clark (“Appellant”), with firstand second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the Circuit Court for Somerset County. The charges stemmed from an incident involving Appellant and his cellmate at the Eastern Correctional Institute. Read the opinion
IN RE EXPUNGEMENT PETITION OF JOHN K.
Criminal procedure — Expungement — Case abated by death This case is before us on appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County denying a posthumous expungement petition filed by counsel on behalf of John K., appellant. Read the opinion
CHARLES DUGGINS, JR. v. SHARICE NICOLE HAAPALA, et al.
Torts — Negligence — Spoliation of evidence Appellant Charles Duggins, Jr., appeals the grant of a motion for summary judgment by the Circuit Court for Caroline County in favor of appellees Mohammad Khawar Ullah and Muhamman Amjed Ulla-Alvi in his negligence action against them. Read the opinion
IN THE MATTER OF REBECCA S. KEEGAN
Zoning — Unlawful adjudication — Riparian rights Appellant, Rebecca Keegan, appealed a decision of the Town of Oxford Board of Port Wardens (“Port Wardens”) approving the application of Appellee Megan Hauck to construct a pier from her waterfront property. The Commissioners of the Town of Oxford (“Commissioners”) affirmed the Port Wardens’ decision. Read the opinion
IN THE MATTER OF CHYRDONNA DEAN
Administrative law — Water damages — Denial of hearing This appeal arises from a petition for judicial review filed by Chyrdonna Dean against the Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA” or the “Administration”) in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. In 2018, after her insurance company denied her claim for water damage to her property, Ms. Dean […]
