JOHN R. HAYES, III v. MARK CARVER
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Gregory, April 22, 2019,
Actual Innocence

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PATRICK EMANUEL SUTHERLAND
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Wilkinson, April 19, 2019,
Obstructing Grand Jury –

WILLIAM JAMES MITCHELL v. KATHLEEN S. GREEN
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, King, April 17, 2019,
AEDPA – Time period tolls during pendency of a motion filed in state court to reduce sentence

WILFREDO ROSALES v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals of Maryland, Getty, April 17, 2019,
Impeachment – VICAR convictions are impeachable

MARK F. MCCAFFREY v. MICHAEL L. CHAPMAN
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Quattlebaum, April 9, 2019,
1st Amendment – Following election, sheriff was not required to re-appoint deputy sheriff who supported the sheriff’s political opponent

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JAMES MICHAEL FARRELL
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Floyd, April 5, 2019,
Attorney-Client Privilege

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSHUA WAYNE RILEY
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Traxler, April 3, 2019,
Fifth Amendment – Probation Officer

THOMAS FRANKLIN BOWLING v. DIRECTOR, Virginia Department of Corrections
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Thacker, April 2, 2019,
8th Amendment – A parole board is not required to consider age-related mitigating characteristics under the 8th Amendment

GORDON COLLINS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals of Maryland, Watts, April 2, 2019,
Voir Dire

Reversing CoSA opinion

Concur – Harrell
Dissent – Barbera and McDonald

STATE OF MARYLAND v. PURNELL SHORTALL
Court of Appeals of Maryland, Rodowsky, April 2, 2019,
IAC