On Monday, Oct. 5 Maryland courts will enter Phase 5 of reopening. This means all courts will be fully operational and for circuit courts, it means jury trials are back on for the first time since March. The Montgomery County Circuit Court has many COVID-19 precautions in place like plexiglass and physical distancing. Some jurors […]
Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Catherine Hoggle’s Murder Charges
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert Greenberg will not be dismissing murder charges against Catherine Hoggle according to court documents. The mother is accused in the death of her two children, Sarah and Jacob Hoggle, who were last seen with her back in 2014. A competency status hearing was held last week after Hoggle’s Attorney […]
Hoggle Expected in Court Friday
Catherine Hoggle, who faces two murder charges for the disappearance of her two young children, is scheduled to be in court again Friday. Once again, the issue will be whether she is competent to stand trial. She will be appearing before Circuit Court Judge Robert Greenberg. The case had been before Judge Michael Mason; the […]
Greenberg Named Administrative Judge for Montgomery County Circuit Court, Debilius Retiring on Aug. 1
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Robert Greenberg has been named the Administrative Judge for Montgomery County Circuit Court and the Circuit Administration Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Frederick and Montgomery counties), effective Aug. 1. Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera made the announcement earlier this week. Greenberg succeeds Judge John Debelius III, […]
New Law with Harsher Penalties Goes into Effect Oct. 1 for Providing Alcohol to Underage Drinkers
There’s a new that goes into effect on Saturday, October 1 for adults who provide minors with alcohol. It’s been a little over one year since the deaths of Alex Murk and Calvin Li, who were both killed in a high speed and drunk-driving crash in June 2015. The two 18-year-olds were passengers in Sam […]
Judge Sentences Sam Ellis to Four Years in Prison (VIDEO)
A former Wootton High School quarterback involved in a fatal crash last summer that killed two of his friends was sentenced to serve four years in prison on Thursday. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, watch the news conference following the sentencing hearing. Sam Ellis, 19, of North Potomac, was sentenced to 20 years in […]
Defense Attorney John Roth: “It is What it Is” (VIDEO)
In a Rockville courtroom on Friday afternoon, Judge Robert Greenberg set a bond of $250,000 for Luis Reluzco, the Olney man who is charged with manslaughter by motor vehicle and failure to avoid an emergency vehicle for the Dec. 3rd collision that resulted in the death of Montgomery County police officer Noah Leotta. Prosecutors asked […]
Engage us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Tweets by @mymcmedia