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Court opinions

Jul 7, 2023

ROGER B. HARGRAVE v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Civil rights — Inmate grievance — Mootness Robert B. Hargrave, appellant, filed a petition for judicial review from two adverse decisions issued by the Inmate Grievance Office. Read the opinion

Jul 7, 2023

TONY ANGELO EVANS, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Pre-arrest silence — Illegal sentence Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Tony Angelo Evans, Jr., appellant, was convicted of first-degree assault; reckless endangerment; use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence; possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; wearing, carrying, or transporting […]

Jul 7, 2023

DEVRON LAMONT HYNSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Md. Rule 4-215 — Sufficiency of evidence Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County, at which he represented himself, Devron Lamont Hynson, appellant, was convicted of possession of CDS not marijuana, possession of CDS paraphernalia, identity fraud, making a false statement to an officer, and giving a […]

Jul 7, 2023

RICHARD MOISE v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Postconviction relief — Unauthorized proceeding Following a 2017 jury trial in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Richard Moise, appellant, was convicted of robbery, reckless endangerment, and four counts of conspiracy – to commit armed robbery, robbery, first-degree assault, and second-degree assault. Read the opinion

Jul 7, 2023

JERMAINE BLACKWELL v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Postconviction relief — Leave to appeal In 2003, a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Jermaine Blackwell, appellant, of felony murder and related crimes. Ten years later, this Court denied postconviction relief. Read the opinion

Jul 7, 2023

TYBOIA BROWN v. KATHERINE WARD, et al

Civil litigation — Breach of contract — Gross negligence Tyboia Brown, appellant, sued Shorlock Home Inspections, LLC, appellee, for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and gross negligence in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. After the close of discovery, the court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Shorlock on the claims […]

Jul 7, 2023

DAVID J. SIMARD v. BRIAN T. GALLAGHER

Real property law — Foreclosure — Objection to ratification In 2020, Brian T. Gallagher, appellee, acting as substitute trustee, filed an Order to Docket, in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, seeking to foreclose on real property owned by David J. Simard, appellant. Simard filed a motion to stay or dismiss the foreclosure action, […]

Jul 7, 2023

KENNETH ROBERT CUNNINGHAM v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Entering of judgment — Unlawful appeal Kenneth Robert Cunningham, appellant, appeals from the denial, by the Circuit Court for Frederick County, of numerous pleadings in which he challenged his prosecution, in 2010, for second degree assault. Read the opinion

Jul 7, 2023

CATHY BENNETT v. WASHINGTON EDUCATION ZONE, LLC

Civil litigation — Slip and fall — Negligence Cathy Bennett, appellant, appeals from the granting, by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, of a motion for judgment in favor of Washington Education Zone, LLC (“WEZ”), appellee. Read the opinion

Jul 7, 2023

GHISLANE PAUL v. PATUXENT CARDIOLOGY ASSOC., LLC, et al.

Civil litigation — Access to medical records — In banc review Ghislane Paul, appellant, filed a notice of appeal following the denial, by the Circuit Court for Calvert County, of a motion to reconsider the denial of a “Motion for In Banc Review.” Read the opinion

Jul 7, 2023

SHELLY BLACKSTON v. DOCTORS WEIGHT LOSS CENTERS INC., ET AL.

Torts — Medical malpractice — Statutory remittitur This case arises from a liposuction procedure that Dr. Alba Roy Heron, Jr. (“Dr. Heron”), one of the appellees, performed on Shelly Blackston, appellant, at his office in Alexandria, Virginia. The procedure caused Ms. Blackston to suffer permanent physical and emotional injuries. Read the opinion

Jul 7, 2023

JASWANT BAWA, et al. v. CARRIE WARD, et al

Real property law — Foreclosure — Legal standing Jaswant and Harmeet Bawa, appellants, appeal from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County denying their motion to stay or dismiss the foreclosure sale of their property. Read the opinion

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