ELROY MATTHEWS, JR.
v.
STATE OF MARYLAND
http://mdcourts.gov/opinions/cosa/2011/2801s09.pdf
Another opinion by the Court of Special Appeals, another opinion by Judge Moylan — this time focusing on what constitutes an “illegal sentence.“
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ADRIAN MCFADDEN AND ANTHONY MILES
v.
STATE OF MARYLAND
http://mdcourts.gov/opinions/cosa/2011/275s09.pdf
This opinion by the Court of Special Appeals contains a record much more typical of what I’ve come to expect, which is why I was so pleasantly surprised in my last judicial watch post.
JOSE GARCIA-PERLERA
v.
STATE OF MARYLAND
http://mdcourts.gov/opinions/cosa/2011/1371s09.pdf
Over a year ago, I helped a local attorney on a criminal appellate case. I did some legal research and helped draft the arguments for the client’s appeal to the MD Court of Special Appeals.
In October, I sat in the courtroom after meeting the client and listened to oral arguments on the case. I was still involved enough that I was mouthing answers to the court’s questions from my seat against the wall.
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