Appeals court rules trial judge erred by excluding defense questions for potential jurors
May 18, 2021 | 5:11 pm
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A Fort Washington man sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering a 19-year-old Germantown man was granted a new trial after a Maryland appeals court ruled the judge improperly excluded some questions when selecting a jury.
In the early morning hours of April 29, 2017, then-25-year-old Furl John Williams and another man robbed two women in the parking lot of a townhome community in Germantown, according to court records.
Shortly after, Williams and the other man, Eric Lee, entered a nearby home on Kitchen House Way. Authorities say Williams allegedly fired several shots, injuring several people and killing 19-year-old Amaru Johnson.
If you can stream Netflix without constant lagging, you have broadband, Kinnally said.
Lawmakers and organizations should approach broadband as a utility, much like water and electricity, rather than as an amenity, said Andrew Coy, executive director of the Baltimore-based Digital Harbor Foundation.
Coy said that a newly formed statewide office should measure broadband performance in different neighborhoods to combat the “very justified concern” of digital redlining –– a concern supported by data.
Two-thirds of Marylanders without broadband access live in Baltimore or in a metro county, according to a study the Baltimore-based Abell Foundation published in January 2020.
Coy told Capital News Service he understands that a statewide office created to expand broadband access won’t alleviate the state’s digital divide, but he said it’s a step in the right direction.
Maryland lawmakers look to plug in disconnected Marylanders
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By Jack Hogan
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Jan. 29, 2021) Maryland state lawmakers aim to amend inequities in broadband internet access that the coronavirus pandemic has accentuated. There s a great deal of urgency now, said Sen. Sarah Elfreth, D–Anne Arundel, the Senate sponsor for one of two related bills presented Tuesday to a House of Delegates committee.
Broadband provides the high-speed internet access needed for online school, teleworking, telehealth appointments, access to court proceedings and, increasingly, social interaction.
Kevin Kinnally, legislative director for the Maryland Association of Counties, said access is a statewide issue, affecting internet users in counties rural, urban and in-between.
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