PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2025
Denied May 4, 2026
In re: J.S. - Pet. No. 13 *
* September Term, 2026
Granted May 22, 2026
Alita Gaskill v. Shareef Lewis, et al. – No. 4, September Term, 2026
Issues – Torts – 1) Whether this Court should overrule Southern Management Corp. v. Taha, 378 Md. 461 (2003) and adopt the same standard in civil and criminal cases as set forth in the concurring opinion in Price v. State, 405 Md. 10 (2008) and in Givens v. State, 449 Md. 433 (2016) for determining whether an allegedly inconsistent verdict is preserved for appellate review. 2) Whether the Appellate Court of Maryland erred in holding that the jury’s verdict was irreconcilably inconsistent under the Maryland Tort Claims Act and that the circuit court abused its discretion in approving the verdict sheet that allowed that inconsistent verdict. 3) Whether the Appellate Court of Maryland erred in holding that the jury instruction regarding one’s right to disagree with a police officer based on Diehl v. State, 294 Md. 466 (1982) is an incorrect statement of law and is not applicable to this case challenging unlawful police conduct.
Andre Hammond v. State of Maryland – No. 5, September Term, 2026
Issues – Criminal Procedure – 1) As a matter of first impression, can forgetting to register for the Maryland sex offender registry serve as a defense to a charge of “knowingly” failing to register under Criminal Procedure Article § 11-721(a) and, if so, under what circumstances? 2) Did the trial court err in convicting Petitioner of knowingly failing to register after finding as a fact that Petitioner forgot to register?
DARCAR Toyota of Silver Spring v. Katharine Blackwell – No. 6, September Term, 2026
Issue – Torts – Did the Appellate Court err in reversing the circuit court’s entry of summary judgment on the premises liability claim?
Denied/Dismissed May 26, 2026
The order denying or dismissing the petitions can be found here.
Akobong v. Achu – Pet. No. 461
Alemayehu v. Bank of America – Pet. No. 34 *
Bailey v. Happer – Pet. No. 17 *
Barnett, Antonio Pierre v. State – Pet. No. 7 *
Bell, Kent v. State – Pet. No. 91 *
Bolton v. Crowley, Hodge & Fein PC – Pet. No. 22 *
Boyd, Michael v. State – Pet. No. 12 *
Carter v. Hanks – Pet. No. 47 *
Carter v. Hanks – Pet. No. 48 *
Cook, Thomas Dwayne v. State – Pet. No. 25 *
Cruz, Marlo v. State – Pet. No. 45 *
Cunningham, Kenneth R. v. State – Pet. No. 36 *
Davis, James, Jr. v. State – Pet. No. 19 *
Dean v. Dean – Pet. No. 27 *
Duley, Arlin Pierce v. State – Pet. No. 500
Evans, Robert v. State – Pet. No. 23 *
Fink v. Pevco Systems Int’l – Pet. No. 468
Fried, Deborah v. State – Pet. No. 466
Gaskins v. EasyKnock – Pet. No. 2 *
Griffith v. Donaldson – Pet. No. 4 *
Grimes v. Phelps – Pet. No. 494
Ibrahim, Razak v. State – Pet. No. 488
In re: Estate of Moore – Pet. No. 32 *
In the Matter of Bowling – Pet. No. 33 *
In the Matter of Gong – Pet. No. 18 *
Jackson, Marx Carlton v. State – Pet. No. 14 *
L.N. v. Univ. of MD Medical System Corp. – Pet. No. 20 *
Merritt v. Marlow – Pet. No. 24 *
Muhammad El v. Chase – Pet. No. 9 *
Odum v. Montgomery Cnty. – Pet. No. 73 *
Odum v. Montgomery Cnty. – Pet. No. 74 *
Odum v. Montgomery Cnty. – Pet. No. 75 *
Odum v. Montgomery Cnty. – Pet. No. 76 *
Odum v. Montgomery Cnty. – Pet. No. 77 *
Odum v. Montgomery Cnty. – Pet. No. 78 *
Peters-Humes v. Lafayette Federal Credit Union – Pet. No. 15 *
Poteat v. Md. Transit Authority – Pet. No. 506
Reid, Fitzgerald Donald v. State – Pet. No. 8 *
Remmes, Jennifer v. State – Pet. No. 3 *
Robb, Michael v. State – Pet. No. 482
Rosenberg v. Hoffer – Pet. No. 26 *
Rubanova v. Welsh – Pet. No. 487
Sheppard, Darius v. State – Pet. No. 31 *
Shields, Clifton D., Jr. v. State – Pet. No. 38 *
Swann v. Hill – Pet. No. 474
Yates v. Ganey – Pet. No. 6 *
* September Term, 2026