Tough Times Call For Tough Representation

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Year: 2014

Contested Judicial Elections

I do not use my Blog as a political forum except as to laws the General Assembly has or needs to pass. Today, a lawyer blogger (Page Croyder) filed to run for Circuit Court in Baltimore City because she believes one of the male judges up for re-election is "horrible"...

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Baltimore County Not Guilty

This is a two part comment.  One on the case and one about the judge.  Yesterday I had a DUI with an issue about the arrest.  The video showed my client was not impaired, and the only reason for the stop was excessive speed.  Because of the judge's reputation for...

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Right to Counsel

I watched the Webcast of the oral argument in the Court of Appeals concerning the right to counsel before you agree to take or refuse a breath test.  For almost the last 30 years it has been understood that if you request counsel, you can call a lawyer or be given a...

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MCDAA’S A-Z DUI DEFENSE SEMINAR

Friday was the latest Seminar and the turnout was over 70 people.  There has always been a big turnout for this and years ago when we took it around the State, the total turnout would be around 200+.  There was a Maryland continuing legal education organization...

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Update on Breath Test Suppressed

After an almost two month wait, a supervisor in the State's Attorney's Office in Baltimore City "allowed" a seasoned prosecutor to enter a Nolle Prosequi to the case where my client aced the fields and there was no breath test, and no bad driving.  The trial...

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