State v. Day
Summary of the case State v. Day
The Court of Appeals of Maryland dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted and remanded the case to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for further proceedings consistent with the Court of Special Appeals’ orders. The Court of Special Appeals had previously reversed the Circuit Court's judgment and issued a Supplemental Order clarifying its rationale.
Key Issues of the case State v. Day
- Improper granting of writ of certiorari
- Clarification of Court of Special Appeals' rationale
Key Facts of the case State v. Day
- The writ of certiorari was granted and argued.
- The Court of Special Appeals reversed the Circuit Court's judgment.
Decision of the case State v. Day
Dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.
Opinions
Circuit Court for Montgomery County Case No. 109580-C Argued: May 13, 2020 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 67 September Term, 2019 STATE OF MARYLAND v. JAMES KAREEN DAY Barbera, C.J. McDonald Watts Hotten Getty Booth Biran, JJ. PER CURIAM ORDER Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document Filed: July 28, 2020 is authentic. Suzanne Johnson 2020-07-28 14:19-04:00 Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk STATE OF MARYLAND * IN THE * COURT OF APPEALS v. * OF MARYLAND * No. 67 JAMES KAREEN DAY * September Term, 2019 PER CURIAM ORDER WHEREAS, the petition for writ of certiorari in the above-entitled case having been granted and argued, and WHEREAS, following argument, the Court having issued an Opinion on July 10, 2020 remanding the case to the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, without affirming or reversing, for an explanation of that Court’s September 12, 2019 Order in Case No. CSA-ALA-2729-2018, and WHEREAS, on July 20, 2020, the Court of Special Appeals issued a Supplemental Order clarifying its rationale in reversing the judgment of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in Case No. 109580-C, and WHEREAS, upon consideration of the Court of Special Appeals’ Supplemental Order, it appears that the writ of certiorari was improvidently granted, it is therefore this 28th day of July, 2020, ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the writ of certiorari be, and it is hereby, dismissed with costs, the petition having been improvidently granted, and it is further, ORDERED, that this case be, and it is hereby, remanded to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for further proceedings, if any, consistent with the Court of Special Appeals’ September 12, 2019 Order and July 20, 2020 Supplemental Order. /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge