Did the circuit court err in admitting hearsay testimony from a forensic nurse and from a redacted medical report, and in permitting the State to elicit from the forensic nurse her opinion as to whether her findings were consistent with what the victim told her?

Tagged with: baltimore city criminal procedure evidence hearsay Leahy rape Sept. Term 2013 voir dire

There is no genuine dispute of material fact regarding whether the insured specifically asked his insurance agent about coverage of any machinery other than his personal tractor, and, accordingly, the agent did not have a duty to provide unsolicited advice regarding the use of any other types of tractors.

Tagged with: harford county Insurance Leahy Sept. Term 2013

The officer who conducted the traffic stop of Appellant’s vehicle had a reasonable suspicion, if not also probable cause, to stop the vehicle based on his observation of Appellant’s vehicle spinning its wheels and his knowledge that Appellant’s license was suspended.

Tagged with: criminal procedure dorchester evidence Leahy motion to suppress Sept. Term 2013 traffic stop

“Pursuant to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, in a report issued in October 2011, is the Appellant’s mandatory 40 year sentence, without parole— under Maryland Code Ann., Criminal Law Article 5-608(d) (i.e., the fourth time offender rule”)—illegal, as being “excessively severe?"

Tagged with: baltimore city criminal procedure illegal sentence Leahy Sept. Term 2012