Pro Se Petitions and the Upcoming Coyle v. State Argument
By Steve Klepper (Bluesky @mdappeal)
Last week saw an unusual order from the Supreme Court of Maryland’s petition docket. In Feng v. Chen, the Court entered a GVR (grant, vacate, and remand) order on a pro se petition challenging the Appellate Court’s dismissal of an appeal when the appellant failed to order all circuit court transcripts.
Through the GVR order, the Court drew attention to a new program to aid pro se appellants:
Read More…June 2024 Maryland Certiorari Grants
On Monday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in one criminal case and five civil cases.
Read More…March 2024 Maryland Certiorari Grants
On Monday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two cases.
Read More…November 2023 Maryland Certiorari Grants (part 2)
On November 29th, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two additional cases, one criminal appeal and one civil appeal on bypass from the circuit court.
The two certiorari grants, with a link to the Appellate Court decision under review, are below.
Read More…September 2023 Maryland Certiorari Grants
On September 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted a number of Petitions involving issues related to criminal procedure, contract interpretation, choice of law, and statutory interpretation. The issues presented are as follows:
Read More…June 2023 Maryland Certiorari Grants
On June 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in three cases (all civil appeals). Those cases, with questions presented, are below.
Read More…More March 2023 Maryland Certiorari Grants (Updated)
On March 7, 2023, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in an additional two cases (one criminal appeal and one civil appeal), which have been assigned for argument during the September 2023 Term. Those cases, with questions presented, are below. Also, on March 6, the Supreme Court granted review in one more case, an expedited civil appeal about whether a schoolteacher may serve on the Harford County Board of Education.
Read More…Maryland Certiorari Statistics, September Term 2017
By Steve Klepper (Twitter: @MDAppeal)
I’m often asked what percentage of certiorari petitions the Maryland Court of Appeals grants. Each year, the Maryland Judiciary publishes a statistical abstract. The most recent report includes this table:
I’ve begun reviewing the Court’s petition docket to get more details. Read More…
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