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Court opinions

Nov 19, 2020

ANDRE HOLDCLAW v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Illegal sentence — Credit for pretrial detention The appellant, Andre Holdclaw, filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City related […]

Nov 19, 2020

MICHAEL KING DORSEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Voir dire — Presumption of innocence A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Michael Dorsey, appellant, of second-degree sexual offense, second-degree attempted rape, and […]

Nov 19, 2020

COMFORT BOATENG, et al. v. KRISTINE D. BROWN, et al.

Real property — Foreclosure action — Failure to dismiss In 2016, appellees, acting as substitute trustees,1 filed an Order to Docket in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, seeking […]

Nov 16, 2020

HAVTECH PARTS DIVISION, LLC, ET AL. v. ADVANCED THERMAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

Contracts — Maryland Equipment Dealer Contract Act — Res judicata This appeal has its genesis in a dispute between Havtech, LLC, Havtech Parts Division, LLC, and Havtech Service Division, LLC, […]

Nov 16, 2020

ESTATE OF ANDREW HARDIN, v. HOWARD N. BIERMAN, et al.,

Real property — Foreclosure sale — Ratification This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County ratifying the foreclosure sale of real property located […]

Nov 16, 2020

TOM GRAUL, ET AL. v. RIVERWATCH, LLC, ET AL

Zoning — Statutory vesting — Special exception In this appeal, which arises out of one of the oldest towns in Baltimore County, we explore one of the newest issues in […]

Nov 16, 2020

MARYLAND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC, et al., v. HELENA PETERS-HAWKINS, et vir.,

Contracts — Landlord-tenant — Conversion This case has its origin in a Baltimore City Landlord/Tenant dispute. The tenants and appellees in this appeal are Helena Peters-Hawkins (“Mrs. Hawkins”) and her […]

Nov 16, 2020

ELIJAH BELL v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Cross-examination by defense — Witness’s pending charges Elijah Bell was convicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of unlawful distribution of cocaine. Mr. Bell argues on […]

Nov 16, 2020

ANTHONY LAVALLE DICKENS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Motion to suppress evidence — Video identification Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Anthony Dickens, appellant, was convicted of first-degree murder, […]

Nov 13, 2020

BARBARA L. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY

Torts — Schoolyard injury — Foreseeability This is a lawsuit by the mother of a middle school student, on behalf of her daughter, against the Baltimore County school board for […]

Nov 13, 2020

STATE OF MARYLAND v. ERIC JACKSON

Criminal procedure — Speedy trial — Hicks rule This case is a State appeal from the dismissal of the indictments in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City based upon an […]

Nov 13, 2020

TAVON SINGLETARY v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Notice of appeal — Timeliness In November 2019, Tavon Singletary, the appellant, filed a motion in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City which he captioned “Motion for […]