Holloman — State’s attorney, not grand jury, controls whether to seek indictment
Case In the Matter of the Petition of Marcella Holloman Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Nazarian, J. (Martin O’Malley,
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Curry v. State — mistrial affirmed; retrial may proceed
Case Devin K. Curry v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Graeff; Shaw; Getty, Joseph M. (Senior
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In re: A.T. — Maryland appellate court upholds juvenile delinquency findings
Case In re: A.T. Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Wells, C.J.; Nazarian, J.; Harrell, Glenn T., Jr., Senior Judge,
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In re Rodriguez — Maryland court upheld dismissal of 33 cases pursued under false identities
Case In the Matter of Eric Rodriguez, et al. Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Nazarian; Tang; J. Frederick Sharer
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Sudler & Trotter v. State — Maryland appellate court upheld vehicle searches based on cannabis odor plus occupants’ underage status
Case Jaylen Ahnarie Sudler v. State of Maryland; Tizonn Roemello James Trotter v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of
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Moore v. CVS Pharmacy — Appellate Court of Maryland reverses summary judgment for CVS, finding genuine fact disputes on foreseeability and corporate control
Case Ashley Moore v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., et al. Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Arthur (Martin O’Malley, 2014) Date
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Dept. of Public Safety v. Proctor — Maryland appeals court affirms order compelling prison to release murder surveillance video and investigation footage to slain inmate’s father
Case Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. Terry L. Proctor, Sr. Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Hotten
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Guthrie v. Vincenti — Maryland appellate court affirms that Harford County councilman’s nolo contendere plea to felony theft automatically removed him from office
Case Dion Guthrie v. Patrick Vincenti Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Zic (Larry Hogan, 2020) Date Decided May 6,
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Smith v. Upper Chesapeake Medical Ctr. — Maryland court holds COVID-19 emergency immunity covers all good-faith care under an emergency proclamation, not just COVID-19 treatment
Case James Smith, Jr., et al. v. Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Inc. Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Nazarian (Martin
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Covington v. State — Appellate Court of Maryland affirms assault convictions, holds that a timely jury demand irrevocably divests District Court of jurisdiction
Case Timothy Aaron Covington v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Ripken (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
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Malvo v. State — Appellate Court of Maryland dismisses D.C. sniper’s interlocutory appeal for lack of jurisdiction
Case Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Ripken (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
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Wittwer v. State — Court affirms denial of motion to correct illegal sentence, holding venue and plea-colloquy claims fall outside Rule 4-345(a)’s narrow scope
Case Robert Laverne Wittwer v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Wells (Larry Hogan, 2019) Date Decided
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Smith v. State — Maryland appellate court reverses conviction, orders charges dismissed with prejudice after State violated IAD’s 180-day trial deadline
Case John William Smith, Jr. v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Kehoe (Wes Moore, 2024) Date
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In re Estate of Duraiswamy — Appellate Court affirms finding of no common-law marriage, upholds Dead Man’s Statute exclusions in $2.7M estate dispute
Case In re: The Estate of Sam Duraiswamy Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Ripken (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
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Ocean City v. Washington Post — Appellate Court holds police use-of-force records must be disclosed under Anton’s Law, vacates order for unredacted release
Case Mayor and City Council of Ocean City v. The Washington Post (WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post) Court
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Royall v. Dicks — Maryland appellate court holds false statements about sexual orientation are not defamatory per se, affirms dismissal of slander claim
Case Charles M. Royall v. Allen Dicks, et al. Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Wells (Larry Hogan, 2019) Date
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Ferndale Volunteer Fire Co. v. Anne Arundel County — Maryland appellate court vacates email-redaction order and remands for clarification of which MPIA privilege applies
Case In the Matter of the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Tang (Larry Hogan,