Rovin v. State

Valerie Rovin v. State of Maryland, No. 19, September Term, 2023, Opinion by Booth, J. MARYLAND COMMON LAW CLAIMS OF FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, AND MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, AND ASSOCIATED CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER ARTICLES 26 AND 24 OF THE MARYLAND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. Petitioner was arrested pursuant to a warrant for violating the juror intimidation statute,

Md. Code Ann., Criminal Law Article § 9-305

(2021 Repl. Vol.). At the conclusion of Petitioner’s bench trial, the circuit court acquitted her based upon its interpretation of the statute. Petitioner brought a civil suit…