Criminal procedure — Motion to suppress evidence — Internet searches In March 2017, E.M. met Colin Black, appellant, using the online dating app “Tinder.” She went to his apartment, where he subjected E.M. to a non-consensual sexual act. On June ...
Read More »SUNJA SONG v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sufficiency of evidence — Receiving money through prostitution A jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County convicted appellant, Sunja Song, of (1) receiving money or proceeds from the earnings of a person engaged in prostitution, ...
Read More »DIETRICH AMES v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Right to speedy trial — Failure to show prejudice A jury empaneled in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County convicted appellant Dietrich Ames of sexual abuse of a minor (Count 1), second-degree assault (Count 3), and ...
Read More »RONALD AUSTIN CARSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Motion to suppress evidence — Traffic stop Appellant was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County of possession of cocaine, for which he was given a suspended sentence of one year of ...
Read More »HAKEEM HORTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sufficiency of evidence — Conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute Around 3:00 p.m. on January 31, 2019, officers from the Baltimore City Police Department executed a search and seizure warrant at a house located at ...
Read More »HENRY UMANA v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Closing argument by state — Disparaging defense counsel A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County convicted the appellant, Henry Umana, of a continuing course of sexual abuse of C.T. C.T. testified that the ...
Read More »BRIGIDO LOPEZ-VILLA v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Voir dire — Kazadi v. State After a four-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, appellant Brigido Lopez-Villa was acquitted of three counts of second-degree rape and two counts of second-degree sexual offense, ...
Read More »MELSUN SHAMEL PERRY v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Voir dire — Kazadi v. State After a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Washington County, appellant Melsun Perry was convicted of two counts of second-degree assault, theft of goods valued at between $100 and $1,500, ...
Read More »MORGAN WILLEY v. BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS ET AL.
Employment law — Wrongful termination — Statute of limitations Morgan Willey, appellant, filed a complaint for wrongful termination against her former employer, Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (“BSBSC”) and Baltimore City Public Schools (“BCPS”), appellees, in the Circuit Court ...
Read More »JOHN ANDREW FERDOCK, III v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sufficiency of the evidence — Theft John Andrew Ferdock, III, appellant, was convicted at a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Talbot County of theft between $1,500 and $25,000. The court imposed a sentence of 18 ...
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