Petitions for Writ of Certiorari - April, 2021

PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

September Term, 2020

 

 

Granted April 9, 2021

Eric Antonio Alarcon-Ozoria v. State of Maryland - Case No. 4, September Term, 2021

Issues – Criminal Law – 1) Does the State’s obligation to exercise due diligence in identifying and disclosing relevant materials in criminal litigation extend to phone call recordings collected and preserved by the State’s jail facilities? 2) In a criminal case, does a recording of a defendant’s own statement that is not disclosed until the morning of trial constitute an unfair surprise to the defense, such that it requires relief?

Michael O'Sullivan v. State of Maryland - Case No. 3, September Term, 2021

Issues – Criminal Law – 1) In an oath-against-oath perjury case, is the State relieved of its burden of production under the two-witness rule by introducing circumstantial evidence? 2) Was there sufficient evidence that Petitioner/Cross-Respondent committed perjury and misconduct in office? 3) Should the two-witness rule, which provides for a heightened burden of production that is only applicable to the misdemeanor offense of perjury, be prospectively abrogated in favor of the standard burden of production in a criminal case, which requires the State to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and trusts in the ability of the fact-finder to weigh evidence?

State of Maryland v. Rony Galicia - Case No. 5, September Term, 2021

Issues – Criminal Law – 1) When a statement against penal interest inculpates a third party, but not the defendant, does the trial court abuse its discretion when it does not allow the defendant to elicit evidence about the statement? 2) Is expert testimony required to explain to a fact-finder that a “gap” in the “location history” records for a Google account could have been caused by the account holder turning off the “location history” service?

 

 

Denied April 23, 2021

Abramowicz v. Gregory - Pet. Docket No. 422
Allan Myers, L.P. v. Mayor & City Cncl. of Balt. - Pet. Docket No. 159
Allen v. Bd. of Ed., Prince George's Cnty. - Pet. Docket No. 490
Bertram v. Yuthsakdidecho - Pet. Docket No. 489
Bickford, David Paul v. State - Pet. Docket No. 483
Bigham, Dale v. State - Pet. Docket No. 491
Burgess, William v. State - Pet. Docket No. 10 *
City Homes v. Sumpter - Pet. Docket No. 474
Cummings, Money Ray v. State - Pet. Docket No. 477
Daly v. Aragon - Pet. Docket No. 423
Diamond Development v. Community Rescue - Pet. Docket No. 480
Fountain v. State Highway Admin. - Pet. Docket No. 7 *
Gardner v. Kayser - Pet. Docket No. 481
Harris, Anthony v. State - Pet. Docket No. 484
Herold v. Herold - Pet. Docket No. 473
Knight, Cory v. State - Pet. Docket No. 382
Leftridge v. Heyward - Pet. Docket No. 488
Mallard v. Potomac Concrete - Pet. Docket No. 479
Owens v. Scheffel - Pet. Docket No. 475
Patel v. Patel - Pet. Docket No. 493
Reignat-Vodi v. Motor Vehicle Admin. - Pet. Docket No. 5 *
Reignat-Vodi v. Motor Vehicle Admin. - Pet. Docket No. 6 *
Resper v. Graham, Warden - Pet. Docket No. 391
Santana, Miguel Angel v. State - Pet. Docket No. 8 *
Walters, Lloyd v. State - Pet. Docket No. 470
Warner v. CAH Management - Pet. Docket No. 384
Yi v. Hogan - Pet. Docket No. 476





* 2021 Term