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ANTONIO E. GONZALEZ v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Cross-examination — Closing argument In June of 2022, a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County found Appellant, Antonio E. Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”), guilty of two counts of second-degree assault against his then-wife, M., and one count of second-degree assault against F., their teenage son. Read the opinion
KENNY MARTINEZ-MELARA v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Burden of proof — Juvenile court transfer Kenny Martinez-Melara, appellant, was charged as an adult in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, in two separate cases, with assault and firearm-related crimes that he committed when he was 16 years old. Defense counsel filed in each case a motion to transfer to juvenile […]
RODNEY W. PITTS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Substance abuse evaluation — Ex post facto laws On October 3, 1997, a jury, sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, convicted appellant, Rodney W. Pitts, of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and related weapons offenses. Read the opinion
KEVIN L. PARKER, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Prejudicial hearsay statement — Ineffective assistance of counsel A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Somerset County found Kevin L. Parker, Jr., appellant, guilty of possession of a regulated firearm, after previously having been convicted of a disqualifying offense, and illegal possession of ammunition. Read the opinion
FREDERICK R. HUBBERT v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Voir dire — Improper vouching A jury in the Circuit Court for Cecil County convicted appellant, Frederick R. Hubbert, of second-degree assault. The court sentenced appellant to a ten-year term of imprisonment, all but eight years of which were suspended. On appeal, appellant presents two questions for our review … Read the […]
EDWARD WITHERSPOON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Illegal sentence — Lack of cognizable claim In 2017, across three cases in the Circuit Court for Howard County, Edward Witherspoon, appellant, was convicted of multiple sex crimes and related offenses. Read the opinion
WILLIAM EDWARD JOHNSON, III v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Redacted interrogation — Failure to preserve Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, William Edward Johnson, III, appellant, was convicted of armed carjacking and related offenses. Read the opinion
PERRY FORD v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal procedure — Batson challenge — Race neutral Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Perry Ford, appellant was convicted of second-degree assault. Read the opinion
RONALD ANTWAINE SPINNER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Sufficiency of evidence — Unpreserved Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Ronald Antwaine Spinner, appellant, was convicted of one count of robbery. Read the opinion
IN THE MATTER OF SAEED PARKER
Criminal procedure — Petition for judicial review — Untimely Following an investigation, the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) found Saeed Parker, appellant, responsible for indicated child sexual abuse. That finding was affirmed by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) in a written order dated and mailed to the parties on July […]
ANGEL G. ANTONIO-CHAVARRIA v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Illegal sentence — Guidelines range In 2010, Angel G. Antonio-Chavarria, appellant, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree rape in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. The court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment, suspending all but 25 years, with 5 years on supervised probation upon release. Read the opinion
DION PIERRE LOFLAND v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Illegal sentence — Subsequent offender In 2010, a jury in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County convicted Dion Pierre Lofland, appellant, of distribution of cocaine and possession of cocaine. The court sentenced appellant to a term of incarceration of forty years, with all but twenty years suspended on the distribution count. Read […]
