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Baltimore police detective faces trial on charges he planted BB gun, lied on warrants
A former Baltimore police sergeant admitted to on-the-job misconduct and crime stretching back decades Tuesday as he testified in federal court against an ex-colleague on trial for conspiracy and falsifying […]
Far-right extremist group leader charged with conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was arrested Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for his suspected role in a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Alabama man first convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot
An Alabama man became the first person involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to be convicted of the rarely used charge of seditious conspiracy.
Maryland man pleads to conspiracy, extortion related to loan
A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the extortion of a restaurant owner and his partner over an unpaid loan, which led to a house fire and plans for murder.
4 plead guilty to dogfighting conspiracy spanning 3 states and DC
Four people have pleaded guilty to federal dogfighting and conspiracy charges for their roles in an interstate dogfighting network spanning the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey, a federal prosecutor said.
In rare move, Md. appeals court overturns guilty plea
Roy Lee Tolbert continued to argue that his 1999 Alford plea to an unexplained drug conspiracy was not knowing and voluntary, despite a Prince George’s County judge telling him last year that “probably everyone in the United States of America over the age of 10” knows what a conspiracy is.
DONITA L. HALL v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the lower court err in admitting the hearsay declarations of an alleged co-conspirator which were made before the declarant and the accused entered into any unlawful agreement, and thus, before the formation of any conspiracy
SHAFIQ UMAR, et al. v. KHURRAM SHAHZAD
This was not a typical commercial lawsuit between parties on the opposite sides of a contract. Rather, this was an action for, among other things, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and civil conspiracy brought by one seller against his co-owner and the purchaser of the station.
TONY STEPHENSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Appellant presents two questions: 1. Was the evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction for conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous or deadly weapon? 2. Was the evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction for robbery?
BRENDON PATRICK ORR v. STATE OF MARYLAND
I. Was the evidence sufficient to sustain appellant’s convictions for CDS possession and conspiracy to possess CDS with intent to distribute? II. Did the trial court err in admitting other crimes evidence? III. Did the trial court err in admitting into evidence a recording of a jail call?
Idowu Dada Akinbolusere v. State of Maryland
I. Did the trial court err in refusing to either grant a continuance so that an elderly infirm alibi witness could appear or permit the witness to appear remotely via two-way video conferencing? II. Did the trial court err in permitting the State to elicit an in-court identification of both appellants on re-direct examination when in-court identification was not raised on direct examination and[...]
Bolajoko Mary Akinbolusere v. State of Maryland
I. Did the trial court err in refusing to either grant a continuance so that an elderly infirm alibi witness could appear or permit the witness to appear remotely via two-way video conferencing? II. Did the trial court err in permitting the State to elicit an in-court identification of both appellants on re-direct examination when in-court identification was not raised on direct examination and[...]
