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Criminal law — Waiver of trial by jury right — Court’s erroneous advice This direct appeal arises from the Circuit Court for Worcester County after Douglas Drax (Appellant) entered a not guilty plea on an agreed statement of facts to possession of a large amount of cocaine. [read post]

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ROBERT ANTHONY HIGGS, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND

14 Aug 2024, 7:15 am by Unreported Opinions

Criminal procedure — Request to discharge defense counsel — Postponement Convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Cecil County of revenge porn, Robert Anthony Higgs, Jr., appellant, presents for our review a single issue, which for clarity we rephrase: whether the court complied with Rule 4-215. [read post]

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SEC Files Complaint Against Broker Garrett Moretz Over GWG Holdings L-Bonds

14 Aug 2024, 6:47 am by Silver Law Group

Following this investigation, the SEC filed a complaint in Federal Court in Charlotte, NC (Securities and Exchange Commission v. [read post]

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BRADLEY CLEVENGER v. STATE OF MARYLAND

14 Aug 2024, 6:46 am by Unreported Opinions

Criminal law — Plain error discretion — Failure to preserve Convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of armed carjacking and related offenses, Bradley Clevenger, appellant, contends that the court erred “in allowing the prosecutor to argue to the jury that they could convict Mr. [read post]

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TERRENCE HAMMOCK v. STATE OF MARYLAND

14 Aug 2024, 6:43 am by Unreported Opinions

Criminal law — Motion for new trial — Improper appeal In 2021, a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County convicted Terrence Hammock of seventeen offenses, including home invasion, robbery with a dangerous weapon, four counts of first-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and the unlawful taking of […] [read post]

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MYRTLE HEADE v. BROTHERHEAD HOME IMPROVEMENT

14 Aug 2024, 6:32 am by Unreported Opinions

Contracts — Breach of contract — Failure to state claim Myrtle Heade, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County dismissing her complaint against Brotherhead Home Improvement, appellee, for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. [read post]

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What’s in a Bag? The Lawfulness of X-raying the Diplomatic Pouch in International Law

14 Aug 2024, 6:19 am by Paolo Busco

This position echoes the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) stance in Dispute Regarding Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v. [read post]

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Does Informed Consent Alone Mitigate Responsibility: Considering Patient Harm Related to Artificial Intelligence

14 Aug 2024, 5:53 am by Charles E. Binkley

Harkening back to Justice Cardozo’s opinion in Schloendorff v. [read post]

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Do Elon Musk's Antics Show that--Gasp!!--Justice Alito had a Point in the Netchoice Case?

14 Aug 2024, 5:39 am by Michael C. Dorf

Much of the ruling and the focus of the various separate opinions in the Supreme Court's ruling last month in Moody v. [read post]

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Federal Court Issues Injunction Prohibiting UCLA From Allowing Antisemitic Encampments To Block Jewish Students From Areas Of Campus

14 Aug 2024, 4:00 am by Paul Caron

Frankel v. [read post]