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States’ bids to curb campus assaults face problems
Lawmakers in several states are seeking to address the high-profile problem of sexual assaults on college campuses, but their bills have encountered criticism and legal complexities.
GENESIS COLLINS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the trial court err in not merging appellant’s conviction for first-degree assault into his conviction for involuntary manslaughter or, alternatively, did the trial court err in not merging his conviction for involuntary manslaughter into his first-degree assault conviction?
JEREMY ARTHUR GEBHART v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the trial court err in failing to merge the convictions for assault with the conviction for resisting arrest? Did the court impose an illegal sentence?
Michael Woods v. State of Maryland
Convicted by a jury, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, of two counts of armed robbery and three counts of first-degree assault, as well as use of a handgun in a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a disqualified individual, Michael Woods, appellant, contends that the evidence does not support his three assault convictions.
Counselor charged in sex assault of disabled men
A Baltimore counselor has been charged in the sexual abuse of two men living at a home for the developmentally disabled.
Board of Estimates approves $90K in settlements
Baltimore's Board of Estimates has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a grandfather who alleged he sustained injuries from being handcuffed three years ago.
JHU president says handling of alleged assault ‘unacceptable’
(AP) The president of Johns Hopkins University says the college should have warned students, faculty and staff after an alleged sexual assault at a fraternity house last year. Ronald J. […]
After assault charge in Baltimore, Prince George’s officer suspended
(AP) A Prince George’s County police officer has been suspended after he was charged with assault over the weekend. Prince George’s police say that Baltimore police charged Officer Michael O’Connell […]
Ravens’ Rice is ‘ashamed, sorry’ for assault case
Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice pleaded not guilty Thursday to assault charges stemming from an incident with his then-girlfriend in an Atlantic City casino elevator.
Girl, 15, gets 6 years for assaulting disabled boy
A St. Mary's County judge has sentenced a 15-year-old girl to a maximum of six years in a juvenile detention center for assaulting a boy with diminished mental capacity.
Md. prison guard gets 2 1/2 years for assault
A former state correctional officer is going to federal prison for conspiring in the severe beating of an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown in 2008.
Chris Brown won’t take plea deal on assault charge in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for singer Chris Brown told a judge Wednesday that he has rejected a plea deal on a charge that he hit a man outside a Washington hotel. […]
