MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Family Law, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: Guardianship decree issued in Japan did not sever father’s custodial rights to his daughter, and therefore did not implicate fundamental principles of human rights; as such, “vacuum exception” to application of Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, allowing for a Maryland [...]
RECENT MARYLAND DECISIONS – 4/20
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Professional Responsibility, Disbarment: Disbarment was the appropriate sanction for an attorney who failed to keep his client reasonably informed of her case, retained more than twice his agreed-upon fee, failed to deposit unearned fees in his trust account, failed to remit a settlement payment to the client and did not respond [...]
Recent Maryland Decisions – 4/13
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Criminal Law, Voir dire: Where defendant’s proposed question during voir dire was not mandatory, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declining to present the proposed question. Washington v. State, No. 45, September Term, 2011. RecordFax No. 12-0323-21 Criminal Procedure, Post-conviction Procedure Act: The post-conviction trial court’s reopening [...]
Maryland Misdemeanors
Criminal Defense of Maryland Misdemeanors As many people know, there are two general types of crimes a person can commit: Misdemeanors and Felonies. Misdemeanor crimes are those crimes that are not as serious compared to felonies. Naturally, these crimes also come with the penalties and sentences that are not as severe compared to those given [...]
RECENT MARYLAND DECISIONS – March, 2012
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Constitutional Law, Right to counsel in post-conviction proceedings: Criminal defendant had no right to counsel in post-conviction collateral proceedings, and therefore circuit court did not abuse its discretion in allowing defendant to discharge counsel and continue pro se. Grandison v. State, No. 117, Sept. Term, 2010. RecordFax No. 12-0222-20, 48 pages. [...]
