DANA T. JOHNSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Nazarian, February 4, 2019,
Chain of Custody

TSHIBANGU KAZADI v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland,Thieme, February 4, 2019,
Cross-Examination

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JAMES ERIC JONES
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, King, February 4, 2019,
ACCA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. MCLEOD HEALTH, INC.
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Floyd, January 31, 2019,

STATE OF MARYLAND v. DANIEL JOSEPH GREENE
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Moylan, January 31, 2019,
Identification

CHARLES CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS v. BRYAN P. STIRLING
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Agee, January 28, 2019,
IAC – Attorney was constitutionally ineffective for failing to investigate Fetal Alcohol Syndrome mitigation evidence

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ISMAEL AZUA-RINCONADA
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Niemeyer, January 28, 2019,
Consent – Officer’s statements that the officers were with Publisher’s Clearinghouse and that they would knock down the door did not overcome a person’s ability to decide whether or not to let the police in

CHARLES RAY FINCH v. SUPERINTENDENT TIMOTHY MCKOY
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Gregory, January 25, 2019,
Actual Innocence – A defendant convicted of murder in 1976 was entitled to a hearing on a new trial because of identification issues in the case and a 2002 affidavit by an eye witness expressing “doubt” about whether Finch committed the crime.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHNNY SYLVESTER EDGELL
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Harris, January 25, 2019,
Sentencing – The government breached a plea agreement where it agreed to stipulate the defendant had trace amounts of CDS, but after the lab result came back the government argued for sentencing under the actual amount of CDS (but it was not a breach of the agreement to disclose the lab report for sentencing)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSEPH DECORE SIMMS
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (en banc), Motz, January 24, 2019,
Firearm (Federal) – Federal definition of “crime of Violence” that includes any crime involving a “substantial risk that physical force… may be used” is unconstitutionally vague.

Out of 15 judges:
Opinion – Motz (8 votes)
Concur – Wynn (2 votes)
Dissent – Wilkinson (1 vote)
Dissent – Niemeyer (6 votes)
Dissent – Richardson (2 votes)
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