*Devyn King The Court of Appeals of Maryland refused to abrogate the two-witness rule for common law perjury cases. O’Sullivan v. State, 265 A.3d 1015 (Md. 2021). I. Introduction In O’Sullivan v. State, the Court of Appeals of Maryland assessed the State’s request to abrogate the two-witness rule for misdemeanor perjury offenses.[1] In a perjuryContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2022: O’Sullivan v. State, 265 A.3d 1015 (Md. 2021)”
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Highest Case Note from Write-On 2021: State v. Sayles, 244 A.3d 1139 (Md. 2021)
*Jeffrey Neuman The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion when it instructed jurors that jury nullification is a juror’s willful dismissal of evidence or refusal to apply the law and that the jurors are not authorized to engage in such a practice. State v. Sayles, 244Continue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2021: State v. Sayles, 244 A.3d 1139 (Md. 2021)”
Highest Case Note from Write-On 2020: Kazadi v. State, 467 Md. 1, 223 A.3d 554 (2020)
*Joshua Gehret The Maryland Court of Appeals held that the Circuit Court for Baltimore County abused its discretion when, upon request during voir dire, it declined to question prospective jurors’ willingness and ability to follow jury instructions on fundamental principles of the presumption of innocence, the burden of proof, and the defendant’s right to notContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2020: Kazadi v. State, 467 Md. 1, 223 A.3d 554 (2020)”
Highest Case Note from Write-On 2019: State v. Johnson, 458 Md. 519, 183 A.3d 119 (2018)
Taylor Bayat* The Maryland Court of Appeals reversed the Court of Special Appeals, which found that the suppression court erred in denying Respondent’s motion to suppress evidence of marijuana, concluding that the police officers had probable cause to search Respondent’s trunk after marijuana was found in the waistband of the front-seat passenger during a routineContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2019: State v. Johnson, 458 Md. 519, 183 A.3d 119 (2018)”
Highest Case Note from Write-On 2018, discussing Sizer v. State, 456 Md. 350, 174 A.3d 326 (2017)
Nicholas B. Jordan* The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the holding of the Court of Special Appeals, which found that the Circuit Court for Howard County erred by granting Petitioner’s motion to suppress evidence of a handgun and bottle of oxycodone pills discovered by police after conducting an unlawful search. Under the totality ofContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2018, discussing Sizer v. State, 456 Md. 350, 174 A.3d 326 (2017)”
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