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Torts — Hostile work environment — Sufficiency of evidence This appeal arises from a decision of the Circuit Court for Howard County granting summary judgment against Senate Alexander, appellant, and in favor of Columbia Academy, LLC (“Columbia Academy”), Patricia Kincaid, ...

Criminal procedure — Motion to suppress evidence — Other crimes A grand jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County indicted and charged Elder Rojas Mendoza, appellant, with robbery with a dangerous weapon, robbery, second-degree assault, and theft of ...

Real property — Trustee deed — Right of redemption On April 8, 2016, Damieon Reaves, appellant, entered into a written agreement (the “Agreement”) with his sister, Lorita Tetteh, appellee, relating to property located at 208 Emerald Hill Drive in Fort ...

Criminal procedure — Voir dire — Kazadi Jesse James Ringgold was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County of attempted second-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary. In this appeal, appellant asks: Did the ...

Criminal procedure — Motion to suppress evidence — Investigative stop Appellant William Alfred Burgess IV was indicted in the Howard County Circuit Court (Case Number C-13-CR-18-0000970) and charged with attempted armed robbery and several other related counts. Prior to trial, ...

Civil litigation — Fraudulent conveyance — Failure to state a claim Charles Blessing, Jr., the appellant, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against Sandy Spring Bank (“the Bank”) and 227 East Diamond LLC (“227”), the appellees. In ...

Criminal procedure — Illegal sentence — Conspiracy convictions A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County convicted the appellant, Earl Morris, of two counts of armed robbery and several related offenses in connection with the theft of dozens ...

Zoning — Lot coverage — Deck and stairway construction A couple complained that their neighbor had constructed a deck and other structures on his property, in violation of the Baltimore County Code and the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations. An administrative ...

Zoning — Condominium association — Monthly assessments Montgomery Village is a large planned community in Montgomery County. Appellants are three councils of condominium unit owners in Montgomery Village. Appellee (the Foundation) is a not-for-profit corporate foundation created by the developer ...

Zoning — Beach license — Bingo This case takes us, once again, into the arcane world of legalized gambling in Calvert County, which has a long history. See CCI Entertainment v. State, 215 Md. App. 359 (2013). We are dealing ...