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Supreme Court of MD: Gun regulation, Double Jeopardy, grand jury materials
Gun regulation — Double Jeopardy — grand jury materials
Joel Duncan v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Evidence—Authentication The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting video surveillance and jail calls as evidence, finding sufficient circumstantial evidence to authenticate the materials presented.
Datuan Blanchard v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Murder—Conspiracy The court affirmed the convictions for first-degree murder and related charges but vacated one conspiracy conviction due to double jeopardy concerns.
Damion D. Moffett v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Murder—Consciousness of Guilt The circuit court did not err in allowing testimony regarding Appellant's failure to attend candlelight vigils for the victim, as it was relevant to his consciousness of guilt.
Travis A. Shepard v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Discovery Violation—Testimony Admission The State did not violate Maryland Rule 4-263 regarding discovery, and the trial court did not err in allowing Detective Griffitts to testify about the search and seizure of evidence.
Kehinde Oluwatobi Ososanya v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Assault—Jury Waiver The trial court erred in failing to ensure a valid jury waiver, violating appellant's constitutional right to a jury trial, necessitating a reversal and remand for a new trial.
NPML Mortgage Acquisition LLC v. Golden Butterfly Llc, Et Al.
Post-Conviction—Due Process—Foreclosure The circuit court erred in entering the judgment foreclosing NPML’s right of redemption prior to the responsive pleading deadline, denying NPML a full opportunity to be heard.
Domario Glenn Davis v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Search and Seizure—Reasonable Suspicion The court held that the officers lacked reasonable articulable suspicion to seize Mr. Davis, leading to the suppression of evidence obtained during the unlawful search.
State of Maryland v. Jamil James Williams
Criminal Law—Indictment Sufficiency—Constitutional Rights The lower court erred in dismissing the State’s indictment against Appellee, as it met the statutory requirements and Appellee's arguments for dismissal were unsupported by law.
Jerome Schaired v. State of Maryland
Post-Conviction—Expungement—Eligibility The circuit court correctly concluded that Appellant’s conviction is not eligible for expungement due to its classification as a felony under Maryland law.
Michael Harvey v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Jury Instructions—Intent The court erred in responding “no” to the jury’s question regarding whether the victim needed to be the specific intended target for a first-degree murder conviction.
Kevin Dudley v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Mistrial—Voluntariness The trial court did not err in denying Mr. Dudley’s motions for a mistrial and new trial, finding no manifest injustice or actual prejudice affecting the jury's impartiality.
