Legal Opinion
Banegura v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 3, 1988No. 42, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAULIFFE, Judge.
This case involves a claim for damages for rape brought by a baby-sitter against her employer, and the effect upon this appeal of a claim for damages brought by the employer against his attorney.
I Facts
Nacole Y. Taylor complained to the Baltimore City Police that she was raped by Fabio K. Banegura while babysitting in his home on November 20, 1983. Criminal charges of rape and assault were brought against Banegura, and he retained Norman Burke, a Maryland attorney, to represent him. Acting upon the advice of Burke, Banegura entered an Alford 1 plea of guilty to the charge of…
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