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CHRISTIAN T. NORMAN v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Relevant evidence — Jailhouse phone call On February 20, 2021, a person attacked Alemtsehay Feleke, the victim, with a knife outside of her car and in front of her children as she prepared to leave a music service associated with her church. On September 21, 2022, following trial in the Circuit Court […]
CHRISTIAN PALMER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Discharge of attorney — Substitute counsel A jury in the Circuit Court for Kent County convicted Christian Palmer of five counts of second-degree assault. Read the opinion
GILBERT DELLA v. STATE OF MARYLAND
A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City found Appellant, Gilbert Della, guilty of first-degree murder; use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence; and wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun. The court sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment for first-degree murder, all but fifty-five years suspended; and a consecutive […]
RYAN WILLIAM KAISER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Jury trial waiver — Voluntariness After a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Cecil County, the court convicted appellant Ryan Kaiser of eight counts of possession of child pornography. Read the opinion
ARTHUR JOSEPH ROYAL v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Writ of actual innocence — Absence of hearing In 2004, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County found Arthur Joseph Royal, Appellant, guilty of first-degree felony murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Read the opinion
AMIT CHENNAGIRI RAO v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Appellant, Amit Chennagiri Rao, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Howard County of second-degree child abuse and second-degree assault. Appellant presents the following questions for our review … Read the opinion
DEVIN TAVON DAVIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sufficiency of evidence — Commitment record Appellant, Devin Davis, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of Armed Robbery, First-Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and Possession of a Firearm After Having Been Convicted of a Felony. Read the opinion
DANIEL PATRICK DEGOTO v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Postconviction relief — Leave to appeal Daniel Patrick Degoto, appellant, appeals from the dismissal, by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, of a petition for postconviction relief. Read the opinion
TIONN CASEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Imperfect self-defense — Improper sentence Appellant Tionn Casey asked his apartment management company to fix his air conditioner on multiple occasions. Akkra Tucker, a maintenance technician, reported to Casey’s apartment after each request. During the last visit, an argument ensued between the two. Casey then shot Tucker three times in the left […]
SHERRI KATZ v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Ineffective assistance of counsel — Irrelevant testimony Appellant Sherri Katz was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Carroll County of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, and sentenced to a term of six months, with all but 90 days suspended, followed by three years’ supervised probation. […]
ROBERT JAMAR DAVIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Voir dire — Sufficiency of evidence On June 2, 2021, a jury, sitting in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, convicted Robert Jamar Davis (“Appellant”) of (i) possession of a regulated firearm by a person convicted of a disqualifying crime, (ii) transporting a loaded handgun in a vehicle, (iii) carrying a […]
KEVIN CLARK v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Hicks violation — Nolle prosequi The State of Maryland charged Appellant, Kevin Clark (“Appellant”), with firstand second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the Circuit Court for Somerset County. The charges stemmed from an incident involving Appellant and his cellmate at the Eastern Correctional Institute. Read the opinion
