A party wishing to pursue an appeal of a dispositive ruling as to one opposing party cannot circumvent the final judgment rule by agreeing to dismiss his claims against the remaining parties without prejudice.

Tagged with: baltimore city civil procedure Eyler_D final judgment rule Sept. Term 2013

I. Did the trial court err by permitting the State to introduce a witness’s prior consistent statements? II. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by denying the appellant’s mistrial motions?

Tagged with: criminal procedure evidence Eyler_D Prince George's County Sept. Term 2013

If the General Assembly had intended to make a 10-year or 25-year sentence enhancement a prerequisite to a 40-year sentence enhancement, it would have expressly required a previous term of confinement of 10 or 25 years. It did not do so. Sentencing appellant as a fourth-time offender fulfilled the legislature’s intent to punish more harshly recidivist felony drug offenders.

Tagged with: criminal procedure Eyler_D sentencing Sept. Term 2013