Appeals judges generally resist overruling trial court judgments and prefer to give trial judges wide discretion in the conduct of trials. As many appellate courts have said, defendants are not guaranteed "perfect" trials.
Normally an appellate court will overturn a guilty verdict only if the trial court made an error of law that significantly contributed to the outcome. Put differently, an error by the trial judge will not lead to a reversal of a conviction as long as the error can reasonably be considered harmless.
Posted June 4, 2008:
But it would appear that error was done since my first appeal turned out in reversal and they will now honor my Writ of Certiorori to allow my lawyer to argue the remaining points of the counts they left standing which were merged with the first reversal.
'GLORY TO GOD ON THIS ONE'
Posted: August 02, 2008:
The request for review will be posted August 29, 2008. Argument to be heard sometime in late October. We thank God for continually answering our prayers and fulfulling our needs...to be continued.
Posted: October 31, 2008:
My second appeal was argued in the Court of Special Appeals on October 31, 2008. Now I need that victory of reversal for the remaining counts. Continue to pray for my case.....to be continued.
Posted: February 17, 2009:
....still waiting for Opinion of the Appeals Court....to be continued.
I thank everyone for their support and prayers.
Posted: March 6, 2009:
....still waiting for the second Opinion to come from the Special Court of Appeals. I am holding on to my faith in God for victory!............to be continued.
Posted March 29, 2009:
....I got a letter and questionaire from The Innocence Project on March 27, 2009 and they want to look into my case. Because of the DNA pointing to another person at the crime scene that testified against me. I continue to give the glory to God.
TO BE CONTINUED..............
POSTED June 3, 2009:
I am still waiting for the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland to hand down an opinion on my reversal request. Since the first appeal ended in reversal and the reminding counts were not...we ask them to look at it again since the first count was included with the other counts. To me its only fair they reverse it and give me a new trial, or throw it out all together since it all the accounts were attached to each other in sentencing. I am innocent.
to be continued.............
POSTED July 13, 2009:.....Court of Special Appeals in Maryland is convened until September 2009, Hopefully I will have some word in this month.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 .... Well the Court of Special appeals convened for a few days and then recessed until October 2, 2009. We are still waiting for my opinion to be handed down. I have faith in God that justice will be served.