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OMID ILKHAN V. CRITICAL CARE PROFESSIONALS, INC., ET AL.
Civil litigation — Contempt — Ambiguous orders The Circuit Court for Baltimore City held appellant Omid Ilkhan in contempt because he failed to comply with a judgment that required him to turn over an automobile and the title to that automobile. In an earlier decision, we reversed that judgment and remanded for further proceedings. Read […]
DATWAIN JACKSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Inadmissible testimony — Plain error Appellant Datwain Jackson was convicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of three counts of illegal possession of a regulated firearm in violation of §5-133 of the Public Safety Article, two counts of wearing and transporting a handgun in violation of §4- 203 of the Criminal […]
DAVID HOWARD COCHRAN v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Imperfect self-defense — Clear error This case arises out of a confrontation during which appellant, David Howard Cochran, ultimately drew his firearm and pointed it toward a group of young people who had gathered on a street in his Baltimore neighborhood. Read the opinion
NICHOLAS HUNT v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Suppression of evidence — Revocation of consent Appellant, Nicholas Hunt, (“Hunt”), was indicted in the Circuit Court for Harford County on eleven drug and firearm counts. He moved to suppress evidence seized during a search of the apartment where he was living. Hunt’s contention before the suppression court, and now on appeal, […]
STEVEN ANTHONY THOMAS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sentence modification — Schlick I Steven Anthony Thomas appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Charles County that denied his motion for a modification of sentence. He presents one question, which we have slightly reworded: Did the circuit court err in denying his motion for modification of sentence on the […]
MICHAEL BISCOTTI v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Jury communication — Verdict impeachment Appellant, Michael Biscotti, was charged by indictment in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City with first-degree murder and related counts, in connection with the death of his friend, Freska Yerby, who sustained multiple gunshot and knife wounds in her residence on July 13, 2020. After the jury […]
ASHTON S. v. STATE
Criminal procedure — Jury bias — Reasonable inferences On September 23, 2019, a jury in the Circuit Court for Cecil County found Ashton S. (“Mr. S.”), appellant, guilty of two counts of second-degree attempted rape, sexual abuse of a minor, two counts of third-degree sexual offense, sodomy, two counts of second-degree child abuse, and second-degree […]
IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH CONRAD
Workers’ compensation — Death benefits — Dependency status This case arises from an award by the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (the “Commission”) of partial death benefits to appellant, Janet Conrad, as a dependent of her late husband, Joseph Conrad, who was an employee of Montgomery County, Maryland (the “County”). Read the opinion
CHRISTOPHER JAMES ENGLES v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Inadmissible hearsay — Mistrial A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County convicted appellant, Christopher James Engles, of first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony or crime of violence. Read the opinion
VIDAL CORADO-QUINTANILLA v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sufficiency of evidence — Amended indictment Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, Vidal Corado-Quintanilla, appellant, was convicted of one count of third-degree sexual offense. He raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the State to amend the indictment to […]
STEPHEN NIVENS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Production of documents — Alford plea In 2011, Stephen Nivens, appellant, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sex offense and one count of first-degree burglary in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The court sentenced him to a total term of 40 years’ imprisonment. Read the opinion
DEVANTE DEAVER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Sentencing postponement — Mitigation Devante Deaver, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun and resisting arrest. Following the verdict, the court moved to sentencing. Deaver requested a postponement because his counsel did not “have a mitigation package together for […]
