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Split court affirms convictions of St. Mary’s County man accused of raping daughter
The convictions of a St. Mary’s County man accused of raping his daughter split the Maryland Supreme Court four ways.
Fines for slow pretrial mental healthcare upheld against MD Health Department
The Maryland Supreme Court upheld fines against the state health department for failing to provide prompt psychiatric care to criminal defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial.
Woman could lose home after paying debt, MD court rules; dissenters call out potential impact on people of color
A Bowie resident could lose her home through a sheriff’s sale despite having paid all of the overdue fees she owed to her homeowners association, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.
Retired Judge McDonald will miss collegiality, plans to pinch sit
Judge Robert N. McDonald’s constitutionally compelled retirement last Wednesday will not end his service on Maryland’s top court.
Would-be state’s attorney thanks judges for what might have been
Teresa Garland thanked Harford County judges for picking her to succeed State’s Attorney Joe Cassilly; the appointment died when he withdrew his plan to retire.
Harford Co. state’s attorney rescinded retirement after learning of successor
Longtime Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly on Tuesday rescinded his plans to retire on Jan. 1 about an hour after being told his successor would be Administrative Law Judge M. Teresa Garland.
