PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2019
Granted August 13, 2020
Jamel Clark v. State of Maryland - Case No. 23, September Term, 2020
Issue – Criminal Law – When a defendant, who was found in possession of a single firearm, is convicted of both possession of an assault weapon, in violation of Md. Code §4-303(a)(2) of the Criminal Law Article (“Crim. Law”), and possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony involving a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of Crim. Law §5-622(b), must the convictions and sentences be merged?
Ronnie Hunt v. State of Maryland - Case No. 21, September Term, 2020
Issues – Criminal Procedure – 1) Did CSA err in holding that the fact that Joseph Kopera’s false credentials were discovered over a decade later by another attorney in a different case was enough for the trial court to find that Petitioner’s trial counsel failed to act with due diligence, as is required to prevail under Md. Code §8-301(a) of the Criminal Procedure Article? 2) Does CSA’s holding in this case conflict with this Court’s “considered dicta” in State v. Hunt, 443 Md. 238 (2015)?
K. Hovnanian Homes of Maryland, LLC, et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace, et al. - Case No. 22, September Term, 2020
Issues – Municipal Corporations – 1) Did CSA err in holding that a “strong mayor” city charter abrogates the common law of municipal contracts, which gives a city council power to enter into contracts by motion or resolution without the mayor’s signature? 2) Did CSA err by holding that under the separation of powers doctrine, a “strong mayor” city charter invalidates a recoupment agreement entered into by a city council without the mayor’s signature?
Denied August 20, 2020
Banerjee v. Bank of America - Pet. Docket No. 54 *
* Sept. Term, 2020
Denied August 21, 2020
Anderson, Troie v. State - Pet. Docket No. 95 *
Arroyo v. Hagerstown Police Dept. - Pet. Docket No. 58 *
Arroyo v. Md. Transportation Authority - Pet. Docket No. 59 *
Beri v. Prince George's Towing & Recovery - Pet. Docket No. 34 *
Booth, Brandon v. State - Pet. Docket No. 133 *
Brooks v. Brooks - Pet. Docket No. 189 *
Burnett v. Dept. of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation - Pet. Docket No. 149 *
Casler v. Circle 21 Cattle Co. - Pet. Docket No. 104 *
Collins, Theresa Lynn v. State - Pet. Docket No. 135 *
Delmarva Surety Associates v. Burt - Pet. Docket No. 128 *
Fitzgerald & JJF Management v. Bell - Pet. Docket No. 101 *
Fleming, Jerome v. State - Pet. Docket No. 143 *
Gerald, Ronald v. State - Pet. Docket No. 130 *
Gore v. Calvert Memorial Hospital - Pet. Docket No. 140 *
Green v. Long - Pet. Docket No. 123 *
Harris, Johnny v. State - Pet. Docket No. 18 *
Jacome, Melvin v. State - Pet. Docket No. 110 *
Jarvis v. Leggett - Pet. Docket No. 122 *
Lynch, Dante v. State - Pet. Docket No. 144 *
Mirabile v. Leiter - Pet. Docket No. 105 *
Nivens, Stephen v. State - Pet. Docket No. 169 *
Preston v. American Home Assurance - Pet. Docket No. 138 *
Raynor, Glenn Joseph v. State - Pet. Docket No. 96 *
Rodriguez, Jon v. State - Pet. Docket No. 47 *
Santana, Miguel v. State - Pet. Docket No. 137 *
Sewell v. Transit Management of Central Md. - Pet. Docket No. 120 *
Smith v. Odellus Corp. - Pet. Docket No. 32 *
Traverso, Jaime v. State - Pet. Docket No. 167 *
Tyler v. Sec'y, Dept. of Public Safety & Correctional Services - Pet. Docket No. 146 *
Wallace, Demetrius Troy v. State - Pet. Docket No. 160 *
Wiggins, Arthur v. State - Pet. Docket No. 136 *
Yun, Song Jin v. State - Pet. Docket No. 132 *
* Sept. Term, 2020
Granted August 26, 2020
State of Maryland v. Oliver Miller - Case No. 24, September Term, 2020
Issue – Criminal Law – Did CSA err in concluding that the trial court violated Respondent’s right to confrontation by admitting the results of DNA testing and analysis through a witness who did not author the report of DNA testing and analysis, but who served as its technical reviewer?