Thursday,February 1, 2007:

Bar Admissions

AG 53 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Victor Mba-Jonas
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Gail D. Kessler
Attorney for Respondent: Melvin G. Bergman

No. 75 John August Paulino v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - IS A BODY CAVITY SEARCH OF A PERSON IN A PUBLIC PLACE WITHIN THE VIEW OF OTHERS UNREASONABLE UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT?

Attorney for Appellant: Allison Pierce

No. 57 City of Bowie, Maryland v. MIE Properties, Inc. et al.

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - WHAT LEGAL STANDARD SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THE QUESTION OF THE CONTINUED VALIDITY OF CERTAIN ERSTRICTIVE COVENANTS?

Attorney for Appellant: Elissa D. Levan
Attorney for Appellee: Charles Hirsch

No. 93 Fausto Ediburto Solorzano a/k/a Fausto Ediburto Solarzano v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WAS THE SENTENCE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITH ALL BUT 50 YEARS SUSPENDED AN ILLEGAL SENTENCE?

Attorney for Appellant: John Christopher Belcher
Attorney for Appellee: Robert Taylor, Jr.

No. 68 Mayor & City Council of Baltimore et al. v. Kevin P. Clark

ISSUE - MUNICIPALITIES - AS THE THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN BALTIMORE CITY AND THE POLICE COMMISSIONER IS THE PROVISION WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CITY "TO TERMINATE WITHOUT CAUSE" THE COMMISSIONER INVALID AND UNENFORCEABLE AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY?

Attorney for Appellant: Ralph S. Tyler
Attorney for Appellee: Neal M. Janey

Friday, February 2, 2007:

No. 76 Gerald Eugene Wisneski v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - CAN THE "PUBLIC PLACE" ELEMENT OF THE CRIME OF INDECENT EXPOSURE BE SATISFIED WHEN AN INVITED GUEST EXPOSES HIMSELF WITHIN A PRIVATE HOME BEFORE NON-FAMILY AND NON-HOUSEHOLD PERSONS?

Attorney for Appellant: Piedad Gomez
Attorney for Appellee: Sarah Page Pritzlaff

No. 74 Morgan State University v. Pamela R. Walker

ISSUE - TORTS - DID THE PLAINTIFF ASSUME THE RISK WHEN SHE WALKED ACROSS A SNOW AND ICE COVERED PARKING LOT AND IN A FALL INJURED HERSELF?

Attorney for Appellant: Sally L. Swann
Attorney for Appellee: Gary A. Stein

No. 81 David Stewart v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - IS A TRIAL JUDGE REQUIRED TO ASK POTENTIAL JURORS IF THEY HAVE ANY BIAS AGAINST A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH SEXUAL OR HOMOSEXUAL ACTS WITH MINORS?

Attorney for Appellant: Hal C. B. Clagett, III
Attorney for Appellee: Jeremy M. McCoy

No. 70 Janet Miller v. Comptroller of the Treasury

ISSUE - STATE EMPLOYEES - ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FOR ALL TIME SPENT TRAVELING BETWEEN HOME AND A WORK SITE OTHER THAN THEIR ASSIGNED OFFICES?

Attorney for Appellant: Lisa O'Mara Arnquist
Attorney for Appellee: Gerald Langbaum

Monday, February 5, 2007:

No. 94 Anson Miguel Edmund v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - MAY A PERSON BE CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING A JOHN DOE VICTIM?

Attorneys for Appellant: Deborah S. Richardson v. Stacy McCormack
Attorney for Appellee: Michelle Cole

No. 97 Thomas I. Weems, Jr. et al. v. County Commissioners of Calvert County

ISSUE - EVIDENCE - DID THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY DISREGARD THE OPINION OF AN EASEMENT AND DEEDS EXPERT?

Attorney for Appellant: Teri Spadlin-Dahn
Attorney for Appellee: Emanuel Demedis

No. 95 Lamont Lewis v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY DENY THE MOTION TO SUPPRESS THE MARIJUANA?

No. 96 In Re: Lakeshia M.

ISSUE - JUVENIL COURTS - IN A JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROCEEDING WAS THE JUVENILE ENTITLED TO HAVE A COMPETENCY EVALUATION?

Attorney for Appellant: Allison E. Pierce
Attorney for Appellee: Shannon E. Avery

Tuesday, February 6, 2007:

No. 69 J. Whitson Rogers v. James W. Rogers, Jr. and Phillips C. Rogers

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - WAS A COURT ORDER FOR THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IMPROPER BECAUSE OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN SELLER AND BUYER OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CLEANUP OF HAZARDOUS WASTE?

Attorney for Appellant: Price O. Gielen
Attorney for Appellee: F. Robert Troll, Jr.

No. 90 Wallace Jerome Robey v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WAS THE RESTITUTION IMPOSED EXCESSIVE?

Attorney for Appellant: Allison E. Pierce
Attorney for Appellee: Cathleen C. Brockmeyer

No. 91 Jeffrey Chaney v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WAS RESTITUTION IMPROPER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REQUESTED BY THE STATE AND WAS ALLEGEDLY UNSUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE?

Attorney for Appellant: Katherine Rasin
Attorney for Appellee: Celia Anderson Davis

No. 92 Dennis Cunningham v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WAS RESTITUTION IMPROPER BECAUSE IT WAS ALLEGEDLY UNSUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE AND WAS PAID TO A NON-VICTIM?

Attorney for Appellant: Katherine Rasin
Attorney for Appellee: Celia Anderson Davis

On the day of argument, counsel are instructed to register in the Clerk’s Office no later than 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise notified. After February 6, 2007, the Court will recess until March 8, 2007.

ALEXANDER L. CUMMINGS
CLERK