Recently in Baltimore County District Court I was able to suppress a stop and the resulting arrest of a client because the Maryland Transportation officer could not prove he had authority to stop my client. The same argument was rejected in Anne Arundel County because...
Tough Times Call For Tough Representation
Year: 2009
SEARCH AND SEIZURE UPDATE ARIZONA V. GANT ( http://supct. law. cornell. edu /supct /html /07-542.ZS.html )
I was asked in 2004 by a judge to participate in his trial advocacy course at a local law school. I suggested that he use the Thornton v. United States ( http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-5165.ZS.html ) case as his teaching example because Justice Scalia’s...
CROSS-EXAMINING WITH THE NEW “DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) DETECTION & STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTING”- February 2006 Edition”
Most police no longer have the NHTSA Manual they were “certified” on. Those that do don’t bring it to court. I NEVER subpoena the officer to bring his Manual because he can study the Manual before court and “remember” that he gave the precise instructions for each...
NEW NHTSA “DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) DETECTION & STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTING”- February 2006 Edition”
Well, after publishing and recalling the new manuals published in February 2006 and then in August 2006, NHTSA has now released the February 2006 manual as its newest. You think that maybe they should have called it the April 2009 DWI Edition (they reference the date...
Maryland DUI Attorney- Maryland Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
If you are charged with a DUI, please call our office at 866-435-2795 immediately as there are certain critical time limits for your case. Maryland Super Lawyer 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Criminal Defense DUI/DWI Member National College for DUI Defense...