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NOE DANIEL SURIEL V. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Negligent manslaughter — Racing Appellant, Noe Daniel Suriel, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of negligent manslaughter and driving a vehicle in a race or speed contest. Read the opinion
JAMES ASOKERE, et al. v. DANIELLE R. WALDROP, M.D., et al.
Torts — Medical malpractice — Preclusion of expert testimony This appeal stems from a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by James Asokere and Karamotu Akinfenwa (collectively, “Appellants”) in their capacity as next friends of their child, “G.” Read the opinion
JAMAL MCDANIEL v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Prior surveillance — Undue prejudice This case, which comes to us from the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, concerns a nonfatal shooting that was captured on video. Read the opinion
DEONTE WALKER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Remote testimony from witness — Concurrent sentences Deonte Walker, appellant, was convicted, following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, of the following offenses: second-degree murder, use of a handgun in a crime of violence, possession of a firearm by a disqualified person, carrying a handgun on his person, […]
DAVID WAGNER v. JESSICA CYGAN, ET AL.
Torts — Dog bite — Negligence David Wagner, appellant, filed, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, a civil complaint against the Estate of George Christou (the “Estate”) after Wagner was bitten by a dog while he was on property that had been owned by Christou and that had been leased to the dog’s owner, […]
MADHABI SHETH v. SALEMA HORN
Civil litigation — Attorneys’ fees — Timeliness This is the sixth appeal to this Court in the same underlying litigation in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County between former business partners Madhabi Sheth, the appellant, and Salema Horn, the appellee. The case has been going on for almost nine years. Read the opinion
TODD E. BURBAGE v. CHRISTOPHER ZAYKOSKI, ET AL
Torts — Field sobriety test — Exclusion of evidence This appeal arises from a civil tort suit appellant Todd Burbage (“Burbage”) filed against Trooper Christopher Zaykoski and Corporal Eric Lenz, among others, appellees here. Read the opinion
VAUGHN DARVEL BELLAMY v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Conspiracy convictions — Dissatisfaction with counsel Alex Buie was shot and killed in his home in November 2013. Although evidence was collected from the scene, it was insufficient to identify a person of interest right away. A year later, a College Park woman’s murder investigation led officers to suspect that the last […]
ABRAS SANDY Q. MORRISON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Writ of habeas corpus — Unallowable appeal Abras Sandy Q. Morrison, appellant, appeals from the denial, by the Circuit Court for Carroll County, of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Read the opinion
CHAPEL RIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. WILLIAM CASPARI, ET AL.
Real property law — Drainage remediation — Easement Appellee William Caspari and the homeowners who live at 1 through 13 Collis Court, Lutherville-Timonium (“the Homeowners”), sought a declaratory judgment in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against their homeowner’s association, Chapel Ridge Community Association, Inc. (“Chapel Ridge”), to remedy a persistent water dra[...]
RICHARD LEE EDWARDS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Criminal law — Driving with suspended license — Probation violation The Circuit Court for Dorchester County ruled that Richard Lee Edwards (“Appellant”) violated his probation by obtaining a new conviction while on probation for driving with a suspended license, pursuant to section 16-303(h) of the Transportation Article (“Trans.”) of the Maryland Code, and that the […]
IN RE: E.B.
Criminal law — Peace order — Hostile courtroom environment On February 22, 2023, Appellee Joshua Lyons, on behalf of himself and his son M.L., filed a peace order complaint against Appellant E.B., a juvenile, with the Department of Juvenile Services (“DJS”). Read the opinion
