That is what this fairly new Frederick State Trooper had to say about how he came about to record the driving and stop of my client. The problem is, the video did not record what he wrote in his report and testified to on the witness stand. Somehow the video recorder...
Tough Times Call For Tough Representation
Year: 2012
“Stand Right There and Face Your Car”
A prosecutor said to me a few weeks ago, “Can you imagine how they treated people when they weren’t being taped.” The prosecutor was referring to some (not all) of the Maryland State Police who apparently believe the interstate is not under the jurisdiction of the...
Prescription Pills and Teenagers
There may be nothing harder than getting through to a teenager who is addicted to pills. Oxycodone is synthetic heroin. It does not matter how affluent your family is, heroin is heroin, and it is the ultimate monkey on the back of any person. Couple that with raw...
Marihuana Addiction And Treatment
I handle a lot of cases involving college students who smoke marihuana everyday. They sell it in order to supply themselves with weed. I also see it with men and women in their late 20’s and early 30’s who are now in the work force. The youngest age for starting...
Another Maryland State Trooper Blown Up By His Video
It only took this Maryland State Trooper about one month from his hire to write his police report and then less than a year to testify inconsistently with HIS video. He became a trooper in August 2011 and arrested my client in September 2012. His report was printed...
A Nice Drive to Cecil County, And An Even Better Drive Back
I was contacted almost a year ago by a lawyer whose client got hammered at her Administrative Hearing. It was a second offense, and she was accused of refusing the breath test for the second time. She wanted a blood test, but it was not required in her situation....