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Court opinions

Nov 13, 2023

LAWRENCE TROGDON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law —  Illegal sentence — Time served Lawrence Trogdon, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City denying his motion requesting credit for time served while in custody. Read the opinion

Nov 13, 2023

RONALD COX v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Illegal sentence — Time served Following a January 2009 trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, a jury found Ronald Cox, appellant, guilty of first-degree murder and related firearms offenses. On April 14, 2009, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment plus 20 years to be served consecutively. Read the opinion

Nov 13, 2023

ROBERT FREDERICK LOWE v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Illegal sentence — Law-of-the-case doctrine Robert Frederick Lowe, appellant, appeals the denial, by the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, of his motion to correct illegal sentence. Read the opinion

Nov 13, 2023

ROBERT CLIFFORD WEDDINGTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Illegal sentence — Cumulative punishment Robert Clifford Weddington, appellant, appeals the denial, by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, of his motion to correct illegal sentence. Read the opinion

Nov 13, 2023

KAMAL MUSTAFA, et al. v. COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Real property law — Foreclosure — Failure to preserve On October 7, 2022, Community Loan Servicing, LLC, appellee, purchased, at a foreclosure sale, real property located at 640 Frederick Street in Hagerstown, Maryland (the property). Approximately one month later, appellee filed a civil action in the Circuit Court for Washington County against Kamal Mustafa, appellant; […]

Nov 13, 2023

NIAJA McCOY v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Plain error review — Failure to preserve Convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of first-degree assault and related offenses, Niaja McCoy, appellant, contends that the court erred in “permitt[ing] the State to” play recordings during which she “invoked her right to counsel” and indicated that she “was […]

Nov 13, 2023

EMMANUEL ROOSEVELT GREGORY v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Chain of custody — Motion for new trial Convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses, Emmanuel Roosevelt Gregory, appellant, presents for our review a single issue … Read the opinion

Nov 13, 2023

BRANDON LEON SHIELDS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Expert testimony — Discovery rules Convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Carroll County of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, and related offenses, Brandon Leon Shields, appellant, presents for our review a single issue … Read the opinion

Nov 10, 2023

CHARLES E. SAYLOR, et al., v. SN SERVICING CORPORATION, et al.,

Real property law — Foreclosure — Res judicata Appellants Charles E. Saylor, Deborah A. Saylor, and Rebecca L. Saylor filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against appellees SN Servicing Corporation (“SNS”), THL, LLC (“THL”), and James Tennyson, alleging various causes of action arising out of the foreclosure of property located in […]

Nov 10, 2023

JAICHOAUN DEQUANDRE WOOLFORD v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Closing argument — Improper evidence Appellant, Jaichoaun Woolford, was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County and convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, carrying a loaded handgun, and using a firearm during a crime of violence. Read the opinion

Nov 10, 2023

TAMEKIA D. MARTIN v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Vacated conviction — Nullity Tamekia D. Martin, appellant, appeals from an order by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, purporting to reinstate her prior conviction for first-degree child abuse of her son, D. Read the opinion

Nov 10, 2023

COLE M. McCORMICK v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Merged convictions — Illegal sentence Following a jury trial, Appellant Cole M. McCormick (“McCormick”) was convicted of three counts of disorderly conduct and one count of resisting arrest. Read the opinion

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