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Appellate Court of Maryland: Ineffective counsel; Interstate Agreement on Detainers
Ineffective counsel — Interstate Agreement on Detainers
Rashadd Isaah Alexis v. State of Maryland
Post-Conviction—Actual Innocence—Newly Discovered Evidence The circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant’s petition for writ of actual innocence based on the cooperation agreement with a witness not being newly discovered evidence.
Decorey Maliek-Tajee Gray v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Search Incident to Arrest—Probable Cause The circuit court erred in denying Mr. Gray's Motion to Suppress the evidence obtained from the search of his vehicle, as the search was unconstitutional.
Lionel Perry v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—New Trial Motion—Timeliness Appellant's second motion for new trial was untimely, as it was filed over a month after the one-year deadline established by Maryland Rule 4-331(c).
2015 REO LLC v. Robert R. Harvey, Et Al.
Civil Procedure—Service of Process—Final Judgment The court determined that there is no final appealable judgment due to the Estate remaining unserved, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.
Keith Jermaine Butler v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Theft—Sufficiency of Evidence The jury found sufficient evidence to support the appellant's conviction for theft, affirming that he intended to deceive and deprive the victim of payment for completed work.
Jonathan Escobar-Hernandez v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Hearsay—Witness Unavailability The court affirmed the admission of prior testimony from witnesses who were deported, finding the State made reasonable efforts to locate them and any error was harmless.
In the Matter of Julie Wolf, Et Al. v. Prince George’s County Council
Administrative Law—Zoning Changes—Density Regulations The circuit court vacated the District Council's decision establishing maximum densities for townhouses, finding it unsupported by substantial evidence and requiring an evidentiary hearing on remand.
Larry Adesina Oladipupo v. State of Maryland
Criminal Law—Assault—Jury Instructions The circuit court did not err when it issued a supplemental jury instruction on intent-to-frighten assault in response to the jury's question regarding the February 3, 2015 incident.
Yoni Nasi v. Solon Phillips, Et Al.
Contracts—Breach of Fiduciary Duty—Summary Judgment The court found that Mr. Nasi was never an owner or member of Remus and granted summary judgment in favor of the appellees, leading to an appeal by Mr. Nasi.
Byron David Bell, Sr. v. County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland
Administrative Law—Zoning Violations—Injunctive Relief The circuit court did not err in determining that Mr. Bell waived his affirmative defenses by failing to raise them in a pre-answer motion filed prior to September 16, 2022.
