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Criminal procedure — Jury instruction — Defense of others Tierra Nicole Lucas, appellant, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Frederick County of second-degree murder for the death of Brian Graves. She presents three questions for our review: “1. Did ...

Torts — Asbestos — Causation Following a 14-day trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of William Edward Busch, Jr. (“Busch”), appellee, and his wife Kathleen. The jury found that Busch suffered from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos-containing ...

Worker’s compensation — Retroactive modification — Public safety officer In 2012, the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission awarded Peter Gang, appellee, compensation for an injury he sustained while employed with appellant, Montgomery County. The rate of compensation, however, was incorrectly calculated, ...

Contracts — Arbitration clause — Forged signature On March 31, 2014, appellant, Fotein Balasiori, purchased a vehicle from appellee, Darcars of Auth Way, Inc. (“Darcars” or “dealer”), an automobile dealership in Prince George’s County, and financed the purchase with appellee, ...

Tax law — Interest on owed taxes — Waiver This case arises from the assessment of state taxes against appellants Staples, Inc. (“Staples, Inc.”) and Staples the Office Superstore, Inc. for tax years 1999 through 2004. The Comptroller issued Notices ...

Criminal procedure — Diminution credits — Double celling This appeal involves the eligibility of Calvin Hemphill, appellee, an inmate in the Division of Correction (“DOC”), to receive diminution credits for “double celling.” 1 The Secretary of the Department of Public ...

Criminal procedure — Rape shield law — Prior sexual conduct On the afternoon of October 10, 2015, Baltimore City police responded to a report of “a naked woman running across rooftops” on Baker Street. The police found A.H.1 injured, “distraught,” ...

Criminal procedure — Cross-examination by defense — Prior testimony A jury, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, convicted Tyrone Savage, appellant, of attempted armed robbery, attempted robbery, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, theft, use of firearm in the commission of ...

Criminal law — Sufficiency of the evidence — Conspiracy to commit armed carjacking A longstanding rule of law prohibits conviction of a criminal defendant based on accomplice testimony—no matter how overwhelming that testimony may be—in the absence of independent corroboration ...

Criminal law — Sufficiency of the evidence — First-degree assault This case arises from an altercation involving a high school student and a school administrator. After his petition to transfer the case to juvenile court was denied, appellant Daquan Parks ...