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Duvall v. Moore, MD, Declaration of Oscar H. Jerkins, Conditions of Confinement, 2023
Brief • November 8, 2023
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement
Duvall v. Moore, MD, Declaration of Oscar H. Jerkins, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 1:94-cv-02541-ELH Document 821-1 Filed 11/08/23 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al. * * Plaintiffs, v. * WES MOORE, et al. * * Defendants. …
Pronin v. Armstead, MD, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2023
Brief • October 2, 2023
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Staff Assault
Pronin v. Armstead, MD, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-01864-BAH Document 48 Filed 10/02/23 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND DMITRY PRONIN, A/KlA Leyleen Lillith Aquino, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 1:22-CV-01864 V. LAURA ARMSTEAD , ORLANDO JOHNSON, CHERYL GOLDMAN, KAMERON …
Maryland Supreme Court: Firearms Identification Methodology Does Not Provide Reliable Basis for Expert’s Unqualified Opinion That Bullets Recovered at Crime Scene Were Fired From Defendant’s Gun
Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023
Filed under: Expert Witnesses, junk science, Gun Laws/Crimes
Maryland Supreme Court: Firearms Identification Methodology Does Not Provide Reliable Basis for Expert’s Unqualified Opinion That Bullets Recovered at Crime Scene Were Fired From Defendant’s Gun by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Maryland (formerly known as the Court of Appeals of Maryland) held that the methodology …
Smith v. Office of Atty General, MD, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2023
Brief • September 20, 2023
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Smith v. Office of Atty General, MD, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2023 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS REVISED at the meeting SECRETARY'S ACTION AGENDA September 20, 2023 Contact: Janee Fountain 410-576-6971 jfountain@oag.state.md.us 12. THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Appellate Court ofMaryland Compensation to Erroneously Confined Individual Mr. Demetrius Smith Recommendation: The Office …
News in Brief
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: Reported by KHSL in Chico/Redding, Nicholas Lee Rush, 49, a Chico Police Officer, has been charged with providing marijuana to an underage family member, 17, and also encouraging the teen to share the stash with his girlfriend. In 2022, an investigation into whether Rush was …
Report Finds Older Prisoners in Maryland Are Less Likely to Be Paroled
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Filed under: Age, Conditions of
Report Finds Older Prisoners in Maryland Are Less Likely to Be Paroled by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Upon reading the Justice Policy Institute report entitled “Safe at Home: Improving Maryland’s Parole Release Decision Making,” the first look at Maryland’s parole system in excess of 80 years, one disturbing trend …
News in Brief
Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: The District Attorney for Los Angeles County, George Gascón, announced that a police officer in San Fernando was charged with theft. CBS News reported that the officer, Jeffrey King, 37, was handed charges on June 6, 2023, of misdemeanor petty theft, felony extortion, and felony …
Fourth Circuit: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Raise Change in Sentencing Precedent Following Remand
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Per se ineffectiveness
Fourth Circuit: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Raise Change in Sentencing Precedent Following Remand by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held a federal defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel by failing to object to his designation as a …
Maryland Cops Stop People Based on Smell of Pot Despite Being Legal in State, Lawmakers Pass Bill to End Abusive Practice
Article • May 25, 2023
Filed under: War on Drugs, Marijuana Laws/Issues, Profiling Evidence
Maryland Cops Stop People Based on Smell of Pot Despite Being Legal in State, Lawmakers Pass Bill to End Abusive Practice by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill that will restrict police officers’ ability to search people based on the smell of marijuana. The bill, …
After Spending Over 30 Years in Prison for a Murder Maryland Man Didn’t Commit, Judge Grants Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence
Article • May 20, 2023
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence
After Spending Over 30 Years in Prison for a Murder Maryland Man Didn’t Commit, Judge Grants Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Peters granted a petition for a writ of actual innocence, overturning the conviction of Anthony Hall, …
News in Brief
Article • May 15, 2023 • from CLN June, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arkansas: The DOJ announced on Jan. 24, 2023, that two former police officers in Crawford County were charged with excessive use of force after beating a man at a gas station. The New York Times reported that the two former officers, Zackary King and Levi White, …
Maryland Sheriff Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Machine Guns
Article • April 28, 2023
Filed under: Police/Govt Misconduct, Gun Laws/Crimes, Machine Guns
Maryland Sheriff Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Machine Guns by Kaden Gicker by Kaden Gicker Frederick County Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Austin Jenkins, 66, was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud against the government, false statements during the purchase of firearms, false statements in records maintained by a federal licensee, …
After Years of Hard Work and Dedication, Adnan Syed Is Freed by Serendipity
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence
After Years of Hard Work and Dedication, Adnan Syed Is Freed by Serendipity by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins There are thousands of people incarcerated in America who are factually innocent. Until September of 2022, Adnan Syed was one of them. And, while we celebrate his freedom after it was …
Maryland Court of Appeals: ‘No Objection’ to Introduction of Evidence at Trial That Was the Subject of Denied Motion to Suppress Does Not Waive Right to Appellate Review of Denial
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Maryland Court of Appeals: ‘No Objection’ to Introduction of Evidence at Trial That Was the Subject of Denied Motion to Suppress Does Not Waive Right to Appellate Review of Denial by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that defense counsel did not waive Luis …
Maryland Cop Arrested for Sexually Abusing Woman During Traffic Stop
Article • December 18, 2022
Filed under: Assault by Police, Police Misconduct, Traffic stop
Maryland Cop Arrested for Sexually Abusing Woman During Traffic Stop by Kaden Gicker by Kaden Gicker A Maryland police officer’s nascent, misconduct-riddled career was upended, when a woman sat down in front of a camera on Oct. 30, 2022, and agreed to be interviewed by detectives. The 27-year-old had a …
News in Brief
Article • December 15, 2022 • from CLN January, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: A police officer in Scottsdale was arrested on Nov. 4, 2022, after allegedly causing a car crash while intoxicated. AZFamily reported that officer Michael Lanouar, a police detective, was taken into custody on suspicion that he had been driving a city-leased car while under the …
News in Brief
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Court documents revealed the week of Oct. 3, 2022, show that a former Brookside police chief, Mike Jones, was indicted by a grand jury for speeding and impersonating an officer. AL.com reported that Jones had resigned from his post as the town’s Chief of Police …
Maryland’s AG to Review 100 In-Custody Deaths After Chief Medical Examiner’s Testimony at George Floyd Trial Prompts 400 Colleagues to Question His Work
Article • October 30, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Official Report
Maryland’s AG to Review 100 In-Custody Deaths After Chief Medical Examiner’s Testimony at George Floyd Trial Prompts 400 Colleagues to Question His Work by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On October 20, 2022, a little over a year after it was convened, the seven-member Audit Design Team released …
News in Brief
Article • October 15, 2022 • from CLN November, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arkansas: A Mulberry police officer and two sheriff’s deputies from Crawford County were suspended after a video surfaced appearing to show them beating a man suspected of making violent threats. Maine Public Radio reported that the three officers were videoed by a bystander as they held …
News in Brief
Article • September 15, 2022 • from CLN October, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 4, 2022, the Vincent City Council voted to fully dissolve the city’s police force after racist text messages by a top officer were discovered, CNN reported. The city is home to about 2,000 residents and until the vote by the council, had just …
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