Recent Posts in the Appeals Category

• Maryland Court of Appeals Adopts Daubert Test To Evaluate The Admissibility Of Expert Testimony

  Sep 30, 2020
  On August 28, 2020, in its opinion in Rochkind v. Stevenson, the Maryland Court of Appeals officially adopted the reliability factors set forth by the ...
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• Supreme Court Reaffirms the Importance of the Sixth Amendment Right to Effective Counsel, Reversing Denial of Habeas Relief to Texas Inmate Sentenced to Death

  Jun 16, 2020
  Earlier this week, the Supreme Court remanded a capital case in Texas back to the state’s appellate court, finding that court erred in reversing an ...
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• Court of Appeals Clarifies the Burden for Authenticating Social Media Evidence

  Jun 2, 2020
  Last month, in State v. Sample , the Maryland Court of Appeals issued a critical decision, clarifying the burden for authenticating social media ...
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• Maryland Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard For Granting a Petition of Actual Innocence and Awards New Trials

  Apr 30, 2020
  This week, in proceedings filed under the writ of actual innocence statute, CP §8-301, the Court of Appeals granted new trials to David Faulkner and ...
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• The Maryland Court of Appeals Explains How Supreme Court Precedent on Juvenile Sentencing Applies to Maryland Offenders

  Jul 3, 2019
  Last Summer, in Carter et al. v. State , the Maryland Court of Appeals issued its first ruling on Eighth Amendment challenges arising from the ...
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