PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2025
Granted August 20, 2026
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc., et al. v. Jacob Caples, et al. – No. 18, September Term, 2026
Issue – Courts & Judicial Proceedings – Did the Appellate Court erroneously apply Courts & Judicial Proceedings § 5-609?
State of Maryland v. Devron Ny'quez Murray - No. 19, September Term, 2026
Issues – Criminal Law – 1) Where evidence, such as a social media message, is subject to competing inferences, is that evidence irrelevant as a matter of law, as ACM found, or is that evidence subject to the usual balancing of probative value versus unfair prejudice under Maryland Rule 5-403? 2) Is a trial court’s determination of relevance under Maryland Rule 5-401 reviewed de novo, for abuse of discretion, or under a bifurcated approach? 3) Did the trial court properly admit Respondent’s social media message?
Stacy Leone v. David Christopher Leone - No. 20, September Term, 2026
Issues – Maryland Rules – 1) When a trial judge has heard testimony from all witnesses and admitted evidence during a trial, but recuses themself before issuing a final judgment, does the subsequent judge have the discretion to issue a final judgment on all remaining issues if they have carefully reviewed the evidence admitted as well as the transcript and audio recording of all testimony? 2) Did ACM err by relying on jurisprudence from sister states which have adopted a federal rule that is not analogous to Md. Rule 2-536? 3) Did ACM err in vacating those portions of the trial court’s order that were supported by uncontested facts, such as the issuance of the judgment of divorce itself? 4) Should ACM have required the initial judge’s basis for recusal to be put on the record, when Respondent acknowledged that a party who causes a recusal cannot then seek a mistrial?
Denied/Dismissed August 21, 2026
The order denying or dismissing the petitions can be found here.
Alexis, Rashadd Isaah v. State – Pet. No. 93 *
Amodei v. Amodei – Pet. No. 138 *
Baker, Callen E. v. State – Pet. No. 148 *
Benjamin v. St. James Place Condo. – Pet. No. 185 *
Cherdak v. Brown – Pet. No. 65 *
Ciccantelli, Zachary v. State – Pet. No. 162 *
Covington, Timothy Aaron v. State – Pet. No.110 *
Darby v. Wagstaff – Pet. No. 154 *
Dietz v. Dietz – Pet. No. 206 *
Diggs, Timothy v. State – Pet. No. 171 *
Dorsey v. Livramento – Pet. No. 181 *
Finney v. Cherry – Pet. No. 179 *
Fonjungo v. Crown Asset Mgmt. – Pet. No. 136 *
Gbongo, Thomas David v. State – Pet. No. 168 *
Gray v. Mores – Pet. No. 111 *
Guthrie v. Vincenti – Pet. No. 139 *
Hahn v. Hahn – Pet. No. 175 *
Hainey v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan – Pet. No. 246 *
Hawks, Daquan v. State – Pet. No. 184 *
Heinemann v. Hahn – Pet. No. 174 *
In re: C.F. and L.F. – Pet. No. 87 *
In the Matter of Shing – Pet. No. 160 *
Johnson, Dionte v. State – Pet. No. 135 *
Jones, Keith v. State – Pet. No. 157 *
Lattimore v. Patriot LLC d/b/a Certified, Inc. – Pet. No. 146 *
Malvo, Lee v. State – Pet. No. 167 *
Mehta v. Patel – Pet. No. 172 *
Metter v. Prince George’s Cnty. – Pet. No. 120 *
Nandule v. Motor Vehicle Admin. – Pet. No. 128 *
Parker v. Gaskins – Pet. No. 142 *
Portillo & Son Landscaping v. Potomac Electric & Power – Pet. No. 158 *
Shields v. Baldwin – Pet. No. 156 *
Smith v. Upper Chesapeake Med. Ctr. – Pet. No. 170 *
Stanfield, Walter v. State – Pet. No. 166 *
Sutton v. BDMG AP Owner – Pet. No. 123 *
Thomas, Jerome v. State – Pet. No. 149 *
Thomson, Keishon Javonte v. State – Pet. No. 161 *
Thorpe v. Peterson – Pet. No. 130 *
Thwaites v. The Brandermill Ass’n – Pet. No. 234 *
Vargas v. AccuPermit – Pet. No. 126 *
Wallace v. Holt – Pet. No. 177 *
Wallace v. Reckley – Pet. No. 176 *
Watkis v. Euro Motorcars Bethesda – Pet. No. 145 *
Wilhelm v. Bankert – Pet. No. 190 *
Wilson, Thomas v. State – Pet. No. 183 *
Wittwer, Robert v. State – Pet. No. 169 *
Wright v. Morningside Venture – Pet. No. 178 *
Yu v. MCB Charles Village – Pet. No. 163 *
* September Term, 2026