PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2023
Granted January 19, 2024
State of Maryland v. Lamont Smith – Case No. 30, September Term, 2023
Issue – Criminal Law – As a matter of first impression, is the “statement against penal interest” evidentiary rule Maryland’s only exception to the rule that a defendant is required to request redaction in order to properly raise a failure-to-redact claim on appeal?
Lithko Contracting, LLC, et al. v. XL Insurance America, Inc. – Case No. 31, September Term, 2023
Issues – Insurance Law – 1) Did ACM err where it held that Petitioners were not protected by the waiver of subrogation in the agreement to develop certain property and an exhibit to the agreement? 2) As a matter of first impression, did ACM err where it held that the lessee of the property did not waive subrogation against Petitioners despite requiring the general contractor to include the agreement’s exhibit’s waiver of subrogation in all its subcontracts?
Denied/Dismissed January 23, 2024
Arfaa, Babak Ernest v. State – Pet. Docket No. 249
Bourdeau, Chris v. State – Pet. Docket No. 272
Emesowum v. Acme Towing – Pet. Docket No. 259
Goodwin, Martin Edward, Jr. v. State – Pet. Docket No. 262
Haskins, Hyman Antonio, Jr. v. State – Pet. Docket No. 269
Hazzard v. Agubuzo – Pet. Docket No. 224
Hoard, Ann S. P. v. State – Pet. Docket No. 248
In the Matter of Gendell – Pet. Docket No. 271
In the Matter of Scott – Pet. Docket No. 267
Jackson v. Nat’l Benchmark Revitalization Grp. – Pet. Docket No. 218
Jones, Demetrius v. State – Pet. Docket No. 220
Khan v. Howard Cty. Dept. of Planning & Zoning – Pet. Docket No. 265
Lane, Andre v. State – Pet. Docket No. 260
Maung v. Midland Credit Mgmt. – Pet. Docket No. 219
McCray v. Driscoll – Pet. Docket No. 270
Sandel Investments v. State, et al. – Pet. Docket No. 301
Smith v. Client Protection Fund – Pet. Docket No. 257
Turley, Dwayne Aaron v. State – Pet. Docket No. 264
Ware-Newsome v. Southern Mgmt. Companies – Pet. Docket No. 202