Davis contends that the trial court committed various errors, by refusing to instruct the jury on the mitigating defense of provocation, by admitting certain lay opinion testimony, and by refusing to enter a judgment of acquittal as to certain counts.

Tagged with: Arthur charles county criminal procedure jury instruction Sept. Term 2013

1. Did the circuit court abuse its discretion when it declined to ask six of Moore’s proposed voir dire questions? 2. Did the circuit court abuse its discretion when it denied Moore’s request for a mistrial and his related motion to strike a detective’s statement, on cross-examination, about text messages that the court had previously excluded?

Tagged with: Arthur baltimore city criminal procedure hearsay Sept. Term 2013

In this consolidated appeal, appellants Devin Crawford and Tavon Garner challenge their respective convictions for two counts, each, of first-degree assault. The convictions resulted from a multi-week jury trial in which the appellants were tried jointly, along with three other defendants, in connection with two violent incidents at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC).

Tagged with: Arthur baltimore city closing argument by state criminal procedure Sept. Term 2012

In this consolidated appeal, appellants Devin Crawford and Tavon Garner challenge their respective convictions for two counts, each, of first-degree assault. The convictions resulted from a multi-week jury trial in which the appellants were tried jointly, along with three other defendants, in connection with two violent incidents at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC).

Tagged with: Arthur baltimore city closing argument by state criminal procedure Sept. Term 2012

Maple Lawn and Oak Creek appeal from an order enforcing administrative subpoenas issued by the AG's Consumer Protection Division. This Court has twice remanded the case. Now, the sole remaining issue is the third Banach factor – were the Division's requests indefinite or overbroad?

Tagged with: Arthur consumer protection Montgomery County Sept. Term 2013

James Enright was convicted for his participation in a robbery. Mr. Enright presents one question: was the evidence sufficient to establish his guilt, as either an aider and abettor or as a conspirator?

Tagged with: Arthur conspiracy criminal law dorchester county robbery Sept. Term 2013 sufficiency of the evidence

Appellant Rosanna Kitchen, now known as Rosanna Ambrogi, seeks the extraordinary relief afforded by a writ of error coram nobis. Kitchen argues she received ineffective assistance of counsel in 2002. In this appeal, Kitchen alleges certain procedural errors in the handling of her second coram nobis petition.

Tagged with: Arthur criminal procedure Montgomery County writ of error coram nobis