Wednesday, May 31, 2006:

Bar Admissions
 

AG 23  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. David D. Sutton
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner:        Marianne J. Lee
Attorney for Respondent:        Edward Smith, Jr.
 
 

AG 24  Attorney Grievance v. David D. Sutton

Attorney for Petitioner:        Marianne J. Lee
Attorney for Respondent:        David D. Sutton
 
 

No. 137 Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor et al. v. Flor Perez et al.

ISSUE - STATE FINANCE - WERE RESIDENT ALIENS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN THE ABSENCE OF AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR SUCH BENEFITS IN THE STATE BUDGET?

Attorneys for Appellant:        Margaret Ann Nolan
                                        Steven Sullivan
Attorneys for Appellee:        Douglas M. Bregman
                                        Hannah E.M. Lieberman
 
 

No. 119 Tony Eugene Blickenstaff v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE TRIAL JUDGE ILLEGALLY SENTENCE THE DEFENDANT TO SERVE MORE THAN EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY?

Attorney for Appellant:        George Burns, Jr
Attorney for Appellee:        Michelle W. Cole
 
 

No. 126 Tara M. Touzeau v. Scott E. Deffinbaugh

ISSUE - EMINENT DOMAIN - MAY THE CITY AFFECT URBAN RENEWAL BY ORDERING A BUILDING OWNER TO REHABILITATE THE BUILDING OR FACE CONDEMNATION OF THE PROPERTY?

Attorney for Appellant:        Stephen John Cullen
Attorneys for Appellee:        David C. Driscoll, Jr.
                                        Monica G. Harms
 
 
 

Thursday, June 1, 2006:

AG 35  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Quinton D. Roberts
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner:        Fletcher P. Thompson
Attorney for Respondent:        Anthony M. Conti
 
No. 139 Joseph M. Getty and James Harris v. Carroll County Board of Elections and Dana Lee Dembrow

No. 128 Jeffrey Smith v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WHAT PROCEDURES MUST A COURT FOLLOW IN DETERMINING WHETHER A WITNESS SHOULD BE HELD IN CONTEMPT FOR INVOKING HIS FIFTH AMENDMENT PRIVILEGE NOT TO TESTIFY?

Attorney for Appellant:        Matthew H. Solomon
Attorney for Appellee:        Brian Kleinbord
 
 

No. 127 College Bowl, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

ISSUE - EMINENT DOMAIN - MAY THE CITY AFFECT URBAN RENEWAL BY ORDERING A BUILDING OWNER TO REHABILITATE THE BUILDING OR FACE CONDEMNATION OF THE PROPERTY?

Attorney for Appellant:        John C. Murphy
Attorney for Appellee:        James R. Benjamin, Jr.
 
 

No. 129 Steven Anthony Powell v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY IMPOSE A SENTENCE OF FIVE YEARS WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE UNDER ART. 27, SEC. 449(e)?

Attorney for Appellant:        George Burns, Jr.
Attorney for Appellee:        Diane E. Keller
 
 
 
 

Monday, June 5, 2006:

No. 100 State of Maryland v. James Ramiah Logan

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE TRIAL JUDGE FAIL TO FULLY QUESTION POTENTIAL JURORS ABOUT THE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY DEFENSE AND PRETRIAL PUBLICITY?

Attorney for Appellant:        Glen F. Ivey
Attorneys for Appellee:       Fred Warren Bennett
                                        Gary E. Bair
 
 

No. 136 Clipper Windpower, Inc. et al. v. Paul C. Sprenger et al.

ISSUE - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - IS A PERSON WHO DOES NOT FORMALLY INTERVENE IN A PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PROCEEDING ENTITLED TO SEEK A REHEARING AND THEREBY STAY THE TIME LIMIT FOR FILING A PETITION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW?

Attorneys for Appellant:        Miles Mitchell
                                        Jeffrey Lamken
Attorney for Appellee:        John J. Coyle, Jr.
 
 

No. 130 Tavony Wayne Zylanz v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY ACCEPT THE DEFENDANT'S KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF HIS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL?

Attorney for Appellant:        Wm. E. Nolan
Attorney for Appellee:        Michelle W. Cole
 
 

No. 131 Eric Miller v. Bay City Property Owners Association, Inc.

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - DID THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION PROPERLY FULFILL THE CONDITION NECESSARY TO ENFORCE A  RECORDED IRREVOCABLE BOAT HARBOR RESERVATION IN A DEED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION?

Attorney for Appellant:        J. Donald Braden
Attorney for Appellee:        Stephen Z. Meehan
 
 

No. 138   Raymond Twine v. State of Maryland
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, June 6, 2006:

No. 133 Prince George’s County, Maryland v. Ray’s Used Cars et al.

ISSUE - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - MAY USED CAR DEALERSHIPS SEEKING TO CHALLENGE ZONING ORDINANCES PURSUE DECLALRATORY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WITHOUT FIRST EXHAUSTING AVAILABLE ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES?

Attorneys for Appellant:        Steven M. Gilbert
                                        David S. Whitacre
Attorneys for Appellee:        Russell W. Shipley
                                        Dennis Whitley, III
 
 

No. 132 Ernest James Myers v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DOES THE MERE EXISTENCE OF AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT DISCOVERED AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP EXCUSE THE ILLEGAL STOP AND DETENTIO OF THE DRIVER?

Attorney for Appellant:         Bradford C. Peabody
Attorney for Appellee:            Steven L. Holcomb
 
 

No. 134 Stanley R. Frankel v. Sarah Schlesinger Frankel

ISSUE - FAMILY LAW - DOES A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER WHICH RELIES UPON A FATHER'S NON-INCOME PRODUCING ASSETS TO MAINTAIN THE CHILDREN IN A LIFESTYLE CREATED BY THE GRANDPARENTS VIOLATE MARYLAND LAW?

Attorney for Appellant:        Cynthia E. Young
Attorneys for Appellee:        Cheryl Lynn Hepfer
                                        Geraldine Welikson Hess
 
 

No. 135 R. Alan Banks, Jr. et ux. v. Ira A. Pusey

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - IS A PRESCRIPTIVE EASEMENT PRESUMED BY THE USE OF A LANE BY THIRD PARTIES INVITEES?

Attorney for Appellant:        John B. Robins, IV
Attorney for Appellee:        Victor H. Laws III
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

            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 June 6, 2006, the Court will recess until September, 2006.