Lipp v. State

Lipp v. State, No. 181, September Term, 2019, Opinion by Graeff, J. CRIMINAL LAW – HATE CRIMES – DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY Md. Code (2012 Repl. Vol., Supp. 2019) § 10-305 of the Criminal Law Article (“CR”) prohibits the defacement, damage, or destruction of property when “there is evidence that exhibits animosity against a person or group, because of the race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin of that person or group[.]” Appellant challenged his conviction under CR § 10-305 on the grounds that it violated his First Amendment right to freedom of…