Allen v. State

This case concerns a condition of probation that impinges upon a defendant’s fundamental due process right to parent his child. Troy Robert Allen (“Petitioner”) was convicted after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County (“circuit court”) of sexual abuse of a minor household member, § 3 — 602(b)(2) of the Md.Code (2002, Repl. Vol. 2012), Criminal Law Article (“Crim. Law”), two counts of third degree sex offense, Crim. Law § 3-307, three counts of second degree assault, Crim. Law § 3-203, and one count of fourth degree sex offense, Crim. Law § 3-308(b)(1). Pursuant to…