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Maryland Court of Appeals
Nov 23, 2022

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.

Nov 15, 2022

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.

Nov 8, 2022

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.

Oct 31, 2022

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.

Oct 14, 2022

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.

Oct 1, 2021

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.

Aug 6, 2021

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 a state constitutional right to cross-examine the authors of damning DNA reports prepared in contemplation of potential prosecution. The Court of Appeals said its decision [&hellip[...]

Jul 14, 2020

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 four people testified at trial that he was most likely not at the 2003 Baltimore-area slaying. Had it been requested, the alibi jury instruction would […]

Jun 15, 2020

Frosh urges justices to decline Germantown murderer’s appeal

Maryland’s attorney general has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand the first-degree murder conviction and life sentence of a woman who killed her husband’s ex-wife in Germantown seven years ago. In papers filed Friday with the justices, Brian E. Frosh pressed the high court not to hear Raminder Kaur’s argument that she was […]

Apr 2, 2020

Justices show interest in hearing Germantown murderer’s appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has shown interest in hearing the appeal of a woman sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of her husband’s ex-wife in Germantown seven years ago. The justices have asked the Maryland Attorney General’s Office to respond to Raminder Kaur’s request that they hear her argument that she was […]

Feb 24, 2020

Justices decline Westminster robber’s ineffective-counsel appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a convicted Westminster armed robber’s argument that his trial attorney’s failure to exclude from the jury a juror who had acknowledged potential bias against accused thieves rendered the conviction invalid despite the evidence of guilt. The justices let stand without comment a Maryland high court ruling that […]

Jan 28, 2020

Westminster robber makes final plea for Supreme Court review

In a final plea for the Supreme Court to hear his appeal, a convicted Westminster armed robber told the justices Monday that his trial attorney’s failure to exclude from the jury a juror who had acknowledged potential bias against accused thieves rendered the conviction invalid despite the evidence of guilt. In papers filed with the […]

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