PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2024
Granted December 19, 2024
County Council of Prince George's County v. Robin Dale Land LLC, et al. – Case No. 38, September Term, 2024
Issues – Land Use – 1) Did ACM err when it held that the District Council’s adoption of Council Resolution (CR)-136-2021 approving the Countywide Sectional Map Amendment is not comprehensive rezoning when this Court in Prince George’s Cnty. Council v. Concerned Citizens of Prince George’s Cnty., 485 Md. 150 (2023), and the Maryland General Assembly, recognized that CR-136-2021 is comprehensive rezoning? 2) Did ACM err in its interpretation and application of Section 27-222 of the prior zoning ordinance (concerning sectional map amendments) and this Court’s precedent on the hallmarks of comprehensive rezoning when it held that the District Council’s adoption of CR-136-2021 is not a comprehensive rezoning? 3) Did ACM err when it failed to apply CR-136-2021, a change in law, as required by McHale v. DCW Dutchship Island, 415 Md. 145 (2010), when ACM previously held in Bazzarre v. County Council, 2017 WL 2334472 (May 30, 2017) that none of the property owners had vested or accrued substantive rights. 4) Was the District Council’s adoption of CR-11-2019 and CR-12-2019 approving the Subregion 5 and 6 Master Plans and Sectional Map Amendments, made within the legal boundaries of its plenary legislative powers?
Sergey S. Danshin v. State of Maryland – Case No. 39, September Term, 2024
Issue – Criminal Law – Did the trial court commit reversible error by refusing to propound the pattern jury instruction on defense of others where Petitioner denied being the shooter but the record provided evidence of the Petitioner’s state of mind at the time of the shooting?
Daniel M. Hall v. Anne Arundel County, Maryland – Case No. 40, September Term, 2024
Issues – Health General – 1) Did the trial court err in affirming the Personnel Board’s decision that the County’s termination of Petitioner’s employment for using medical cannabis with a valid written certification was proper? 2) Did the trial court err in affirming the Board’s finding that Petitioner could have been under the influence of cannabis at work?
In re Expungement Petition of Bradley B. – Case No. 41, September Term, 2024
Issue – Criminal Procedure – Does § 10-110 of the Criminal Procedure Article, which permits people who meet other eligibility criteria to expunge certain convictions after a waiting period that begins when they “satisf[y] the sentence…imposed,” nevertheless prohibit someone from ever expunging an eligible conviction if they were, for any reason, ever found in violation of probation ordered for that conviction and probation closed as “unsatisfactory”?
Denied/Dismissed December 20, 2024
The order denying or dismissing the below petitions can be found here.
Abraham, Keion Kalil v. State – Pet. No. 273
Bailey, William M. v. State – Pet. No. 350
Bay City Property Owners Ass’n v. Cnty. Comm’rs of Queen Anne’s Cnty – Pet. No. 333
Brooks, Martin v. State – Pet. No. 339
Cropper, John Edward v. State – Pet. No. 321
DeBerry v. Mount St. Mary’s University – Pet. No. 287
DeBerry v. Nguyen – Pet. No. 290
Ferrell, Martinez D. v. State – Pet. No. 266
Hall v. State Employees Credit Union – Pet. No. 356
Hawkins v. Mohamed and Son Jewelers – Pet. No. 279
Helfrich v. King – Pet. No. 322
Hernandez v. Prince George’s Cnty. Police Dept. – Pet. No. 303
Ibrahim v. Moriarty – Pet. No. 327
In re: Su.N., Sa.N., & So.N. – Pet. No. 308
In the Matter of Hill – Pet. No. 345
In the Matter of the Petition of Md. BioEnergy – Pet. No. 325 and conditional cross-petition
Inko-Tariah v. Okereke – Pet. No. 302
Jen’s Place v. Federal Hill Investments – Pet. No. 332
Jones, Jeffrey R. v. State – Pet. No. 312
Kanda, George v. State – Pet. No. 323
Lawson, Damon v. State – Pet. No. 320
Lofland, Da’yon v. State – Pet. No. 334
McKnight v. Bank Auto Body – Pet. No. 310
Melvin, Shaunessi v. State – Pet. No. 288
Nash, Michael Anthony v. State – Pet. No. 306
Nivens, Stephen v. Dept. of Pub. Safety & Correctional Servs. – Pet. No. 335
Nyarko v. Akinlade – Pet. No. 278
Okedi v. White Oaks Auto service – Pet. No. 307
Reeves v. Akunne – Pet. No. 293
Shing v. Univ. of Md. Medical Center – Pet. No. 348
Snead v. ECI Cemetery SVC of MD – Pet. No. 276
Yan v. Suarez – Pet. No. 319
Young v. The Park at Winterset – Pet. No. 337
Denied/Dismissed December 31, 2024
DeBerry, Shaunesi v. State – Pet. No. 361
DeBerry, Shaunesi v. State – Pet. No. 362
DeBerry, Shaunesi v. State – Pet. No. 363
DeBerry, Shaunesi v. State – Pet. No. 364
DeBerry, Shaunesi v. State – Pet. No. 365