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University of Baltimore Law Forum

Volume 31, Number 1, Summer/Fall 2000

University of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 31 Number 1 (Summer/Fall 2000) Front Matter

"Other Acts" Evidence: Recent Decisions by the Court of Appeals Undermine the Efficacy of Maryland Rule 5-404(b)
Lynn McLain

Pittman v. Atlantic Realty: Affidavits and the Search for the Genuine Dispute of Material Fact
Gwen B. Tromley

Recent Developments: Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Mooney: Indefinite Suspension Is Warranted Where an Attorney Fails to Provide Competent Representation
J. Kristen Moore

Recent Developments: Baltimore Sun Co. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore: It Is a Violation of the Common Law Principle of Openness When Public Access to Court Proceedings and Records Are Restricted
Christopher Sandman

Recent Developments: Bishop v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance: The Primary Automobile Insurer Is Liable for Personal Injury Protection Benefits to a Passenger despite the Secondary Insurer's Payment of Benefits
Jason W. Hardman

Recent Developments: Brown v. State: Spousal Privilege Allows for the Confidentiality of Marital Communications by Bestowing a Privilege, Waivable upon the Spouse Making the Communication
Christopher M. Mason

Recent Developments: Cartnail v. State: A Police Officer Was Not Justified, under Reasonable Suspicion Standard, in Conducting an Investigative Traffic Seizure of Defendant Who Had Not Committed a Motor Violation
Sona Morrison

Recent Developments: Dickerson v. United States: The Supreme Court's Holding in Miranda v. Arizona Was a Constitutional Decision That Cannot Be Overruled by an Act of Congress
Christopher M. Mason

Recent Developments: Housing Authority of Baltimore City v. Bennett: Statutory Cap on Damages Does Not Apply to Tort Claims Directly against Local Governments
Tiffany M. Turner

Recent Developments: In re: Adoption/Guardianship No. CCJ14746: Licensed Clinical Social Workers May Render Diagnoses and Testify as Experts in Parental Rights Termination Cases
Victor A. Lembo

Recent Developments: Johnson v. State: Maryland Rule 4-204 Requires the Defendant's Consent if the State Makes a Substantive Change to a Charging Document
Ingrid J. Abbott

Recent Developments: Johnson v. State: Upon the Defendant's Request, the State Must Furnish a Defendant's Recorded Statement, Even if the State Only Intends to Use the Content of the Recording at Trial
Tammy R. Johnson

Recent Developments: Mulready v. University Research Corporation: An Injury to a Traveling Employee "Arises out of" Employment if It Occurs as a Result of an Activity Reasonably Incidental to Travel Required by the Employer
Ingrid J. Abbot

Recent Developments: Pittman v. Atlantic Realty Co.: Court of Appeals of Maryland Rejects The "Sham Affidavit" Rule and Reinforces the Separate Functions of the Judge and Jury
Amy E. Askew

Recent Developments: State v. Cain: Theft by Deception Is Complete When the Respondent Obtains Control of the Victims Property through the Agency of a Common Carrier in Maryland
Camela J. Chapman

Recent Developments: Troxel v. Granville: The Supreme Court Again Affirms the Fundamental Right to Parent
Traci Gladstone Corcoran

Recent Developments: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens: A Private Individual May Not Bring Suit in Federal Court on Behalf of the United States against a State under the False Claims Act
Scott H. Arney

Recent Developments: Williams v. Mayor of Baltimore: A Police Officer May Lose Immunity from Civil Liability Where a Special Relationship Exists
Nichole Galvin

Forum Faces: Incoming Dean Gilbert Holmes