The Maryland Supreme Courtroom heard the enchantment of a Baltimore man, convicted of voluntary manslaughter, who alleged bias was displayed towards him and that his due course of was violated by the Appellate Courtroom of Maryland in its opinion affirming his convictions—the opinion in contrast the African-American man to the legendary monster of Outdated English literature, Grendel.
Prison defendant Terrance Belton argued that an Appellate Division opinion, affirming his convictions for manslaughter and different associated offenses, displayed bias towards him. Belton was convicted of the offenses by a Circuit Courtroom for Baltimore Metropolis jury alongside his mom, Shakiea Worsley, for being an adjunct after the very fact to manslaughter. Belton requested the Supreme Courtroom of Maryland to carry that the constitutional assure of a good trial extends to appellate proceedings and that he didn’t obtain due course of on enchantment, according to the opinion.
