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Appellate Court of MD: Sixth Amendment, collateral estoppel, medical malpractice
Sixth Amendment — collateral estoppel — medical malpractice
Report validates Baltimore prosecutor’s decision to cut ties with mayor’s safety office
An independent review lends credibility to Ivan Bates’s decision to cut ties with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s public safety office.
4th Circuit: Social Security; Sixth Amendment; gross negligence
Social Security – Sixth Amendment – gross negligence
Md. high court finds Sixth Amendment violation, upholds new trial order
A defense attorney’s failure to object to a trial court’s order prohibiting communication between the defendant and his lawyer violated the Sixth Amendment, Maryland's high court says.
Md. high court will weigh constitutionality of bar on lawyer-client talk
Maryland’s top court will consider whether a defendant’s constitutional right to counsel is violated by a judge’s order that he or she refrain from speaking to his or her attorney during an overnight trial recess.
Man convicted in graduation-eve killing appeals to Supreme Court
The convicted murderer of two teens on the eve of their high school graduation told the Supreme Court his lawyer was unconstitutionally barred from questioning a witness.
Justices deny Baltimore gang members’ appeal of family’s trial exclusion
The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of convicted Baltimore gang members who said their right to have family and friends attend their trial was violated.
Defendants’ rights not violated by masked prospective jurors, Md. appeals court says
A defendant’s constitutional right to view prospective jurors as they answer questions was not violated by the pandemic-spurred mandate that they wear masks, Maryland’s second-highest court ruled.
Baltimore gang members seek Supreme Court review of family’s exclusion from trial
Eight men convicted in a gangland murder and drug dealing conspiracy in Baltimore urged the U.S. Supreme Court this week to review and set aside their convictions.
Testimony by Skype satisfies confrontation clause, Maryland appeals court says
A defendant’s constitutional right to confront witnesses against him was not violated when his victim was permitted to testify by Skype, Maryland court says.
Defendants have greater right under Md.’s Constitution than U.S., high court says
The Maryland Constitution gives criminal defendants a greater right to confront prosecution witnesses than guaranteed under the federal Constitution, Maryland’s top court said Thursday in holding that the accused have […]
Baltimore killer urges justices to hear ineffective-assistance claim
A convicted murderer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction because his attorney failed to request a jury instruction on the defense of alibi after […]
