Cumberland, MD - Jury convicts man of plotting to fly contraband into prison with drone

The Commonwealth of Maryland charged Thaddeus Cisimir Shortz with conspiracy to fly contraband into a maximum security prison using a drone. The charges included: Possession of controlled dangerous substance, possession with controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, drug trafficking, po... More...    $0 (01-15-2016 - MD)

Upper Marlboro, MD. - Thurston Lamont Yerby convicted of double murder

The Commonwealth of Maryland charged Thurston Lamont Yerby, age 49, with first-degree murder for killing Tina Towler and James Ferguosn in the presence of Towler's disable and mute daughter, Jasmine Gilbert, on May 2, 2013. The Commonwealth claimed that Yerby killed Towler and Ferguson over a love triangle of sorts an... More...    $0 (11-08-2015 - MD)

Baltimore, MD - Ryan Corn found not guilty on rape and sexual assault charges

The State of Maryland charged Ryan Corn, age 22, with first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and second-degree sex offense arising out of an incident on October 11, 2014 in which the defendant and his brother allegedly forced a 29-year-old woman into a public parking garage and then forcing her to have sex ... More...    $0 (08-20-2015 - MD)

James Owens brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, an assistant State’s Attorney, the Baltimore City Police Department, and several Baltimore City police officers. In his complaint, Owens alleges that the defendants violated his constitutional rights by intentionally withholding exculpatory evidence during his 1988 trial for the rape... More...    $0 (09-24-2014 - MD)

Jean Brown appeals the district court’s entry of a criminal judgment against her following a jury trial, whereby she was convicted of conspiring to traffic in 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, and of additional charges stemming from the kidnapping and murder of Michael Knight in connection with her trafficking operation. Brown also appeals the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on one of ... More...    $0 (07-01-2014 - MD)

Appellants, the Estate of Steven Click and Bret W. Click, appeal the grant of summary judgment and declaratory judgment in favor of appellees, Elizabeth Smith, Rebecca Maberry, and Teresa Talley,1 as to the construction of the Last Will and Testament of Joanne Click.2 Appellants noted an appeal raising two issues,3 which we have slightly rephrased and reordered as follows:

I. Whether the ci... More...    $0 (03-30-2012 - MD)

We consider in this case whether the Appellants have alleged viable claims under the Torture Victim Protection Act ("TVPA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, note, or the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"), 28 U.S.C. § 1350. The Appellants filed a class action complaint under these statutes, alleging that Defendant Alcolac, Inc., a chemical manufacturer, sold thiodiglycol ("TDG") to Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime, wh... More...    $0 (09-19-2011 - MD)

Steven L. Kanai, a cadet in his final year at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York (West Point), sought discharge from the United States Army (the Army) as a conscientious objector.1 The Department of the Army Conscientious Objector Board (the Army Board) denied Kanai’s application for discharge, finding that Kanai had not demonstrated sincerely-held views entitling him to ... More...    $0 (03-04-2011 - MD)

These consolidated cases raise the important question of whether due process requires notice and an opportunity to be heard before a court declares a person to be a “frivolousâ€� or “vexatiousâ€� litigant, who must seek leave from the administrative judge before filing “any pleadings.â€� In this appeal, James Riffin, appellant, contends that the Circuit Court for Baltimore County failed to a... More...    $0 (01-06-2010 - MD)

This appeal arises from a civil administrative action by the Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (“CPDâ€�) against appellants Julia B. Passyn, Theodore B. Passyn, Theodore B. Passyn, III (“the Passynsâ€�), and Bayly Crossing, LLC. CPD charged appellants with failing to register under the Home Builder Registration Act (“HBRAâ€�), Maryland Code (2004 Rep... More...    $0 (10-13-2009 - MD)

In June 2006, Albert Snyder instituted this diversity action in the District of Maryland against Westboro Baptist Church, Incorporated (the "Church"), and several of its members (collectively, the "Defendants"). Snyder’s lawsuit is predicated on two related events: a protest the Defendants conducted in Maryland near the funeral of Snyder’s son Matthew (an enlisted Marine who tragically died in... More...    $0 (10-03-2009 - MD)

In June 2006, Albert Snyder instituted this diversity action in the District of Maryland against Westboro Baptist Church, Incorporated (the "Church"), and several of its members (collectively, the "Defendants"). Snyder’s lawsuit is predicated on two related events: a protest the Defendants conducted in Maryland near the funeral of Snyder’s son Matthew (an enlisted Marine who tragically died in... More...    $0 (09-25-2009 - MD)

We are asked in this case to decide whether an inter vivos transfer, in which a deceased spouse reta ined control over the transferred property during his lifetime, constitutes a per se violation of the surviving spouse’s statutory, elective right to a percentage of the deceased spouse’s net estate under Maryland Code (1974, 2001 Repl. Vol., 2008 Cum. Supp.), Estates and Trusts Article, § 3-2... More...    $0 (11-12-2008 - MD)

The petitioner in this case, David S. Goldberg, Esquire, ("Goldberg"), seeks review of the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals and asks this Court to determine whether guardian ad litem fees imposed pursuant to Maryland Code § 1-202 of the Family Law Article (1984, 1999 Repl. Vol.) (hereinafter "guardian ad litem fees") can be collected through garnishment of a federal retirement annuity u... More...    $0 (11-08-2002 - MD)

When we took this case from the Court of Special Appeals before that court could consider it,1 we had the best of intentions. The statute in question, Maryland Code (1998 Repl. Vol., 2001 Supp.), Cts. & Jud. Proc. Article, § 3-8A-07 (Retention, termination, or waiver of [juvenile] jurisdiction),2 suggested interesting legal and policy questions concerning the contours bounding the juvenile jus... More...    $0 (01-07-2003 - MD)

The controvers y in this case con cerns a paragraph in a will which makes a c haritable bequest to a private nonprof it hospital known as the "Home for Incurables of Baltimore City" or the "Keswick Home." The purpose of the bequest, as stated in the will, was for the Keswick Home to construct a new building for "white patients who need physical rehabili tation." The racially discriminatory "wh... More...    $0 (05-06-2002 - MD)

United Book Press, Inc., appellant, brought suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against Maryland Composition Co., Inc., appellee, alleging breach of contract and seeking indemnity. Appellant appeals from a judgment entered in favor of appellee after the circuit court, at trial, granted appellee’s motion for judgment at the close of appellant’s case. In addition to gene... More...    $0 (12-03-2001 - MD)