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Court opinions

May 4, 2024

NICHOLAS ELUDIRE v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Posession of ammunition — Impeach with prior conviction After a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Nicholas Eludire, appellant, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a disqualified person, possession of ammunition by a disqualified person, and two counts of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person. Read […]

May 4, 2024

TAVON JACKSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal law — Postconviction relief — Confrontation clause Appellant Tavon Jackson and a co-defendant, Dijon McClurkin, who is appellant’s cousin, were tried together before a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and convicted of a variety of crimes committed against R.M. and R.M.’s mother. Read the opinion

May 4, 2024

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF WILLIAM MCCONKEY

Administrative law — Due process — Evidence in the record In this administrative appeal, William McConkey, the appellant, appeals from a decision of the Maryland Real Estate Commission (“the Commission”), the appellee, denying his application for a real estate salesperson license. Read the opinion

May 4, 2024

DAVID T. BRAUN v. EFFECT, INC., ET AL.

Real property law — Foreclosure — Right of redemption David T. Braun, appellant, filed this appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County which foreclosed the right of redemption in real property. Read the opinion

May 4, 2024

THERESA WHITE v. TOWN OF NORTH BEACH, et. al.

Torts — Negligence — Judgment nothwithstanding verdict Theresa White, appellant, sued the Town of North Beach (the “Town”), appellee, and the Calvert County Board of Commissioners for negligence after sustaining injuries when her leg fell into a water meter pit while walking on a sidewalk maintained by the Town. Read the opinion

May 4, 2024

HILLARD D. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Jury instructions — Motion for new trial Hillard D. Williams (“Appellant”) was indicted by a grand jury in Baltimore City on eleven counts, including assault, robbery, and related crimes after he and another individual got into a car accident and an altercation ensued. On July 28, 2023, following a two-day trial in […]

May 4, 2024

JEREMIAH TEHOHNEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal procedure — Jail phone calls — Surveillance video A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Appellant, Jeremiah Tehohney, of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, four counts of illegal handgun possession, and three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. Read the opinion

May 2, 2024

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

May 2, 2024

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

May 2, 2024

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

May 2, 2024

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, […]

May 2, 2024

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, […]

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