I have copied and pasted an Article for the ScotusBlog about our newest Supreme Court Associate Justice and his Search and Seizure rulings. Most people who are not familiar with the judicial philosophy of "originalists" think that rule against criminal defendants all...
Tough Times Call For Tough Representation
Criminal Defense
My Criminal Defense Practice
Most of my website focuses on my DUI practice. If you are contacting me for a DUI through the website, you have probably just returned home from the police station and are looking for a lawyer. I have decided to add some information on the Home Page about my non DUI...
DUI and Criminal Defense Practice in 2017
As technology use becomes prevalent in law enforcement, we are seeing more and more video interaction between police and clients. The more recent Blogs cover some of these cases. Body Cam footage has been extremely valuable in the defense of cases. Car video has...
Handgun Dismissal
If you are convicted of possessing a gun on the streets of Baltimore City, the State is going to ask that you be sentenced to jail. That is their policy and the judges are not going to be sympathetic to anything other than jail. That is a dynamic that 300 murders...
Domestic Violence Case Injustice
I had a DV case dismissed this morning because the alleged victim failed to appear for the second time. She should have been charged with assault and therefore required to be there but the system is sometimes rigged against a man. The facts I am going to set forth...
As a Lawyer it was Embarassing to Watch
Whatever your profession, when someone screws up or is incompetent, it is embarrassing to watch. You feel like the "civilians" think we are all like that. Today a lawyer asked a judge before a guilty plea in a DUI to defer sentencing for a few months so the client...
Motion To Suppress Granted and Prosecutor Worked Overtime To Dismiss Another Case
I had a trial in Baltimore City. I asked the supervisors to review the video as I thought my client did well on the SFSTs. The stop was for a brake light and there was no bad driving and everything else was almost perfect. I cannot get the case dismissed or amended...
A Good Man as Well as a Prosecutor
We are very fortunate in Maryland that the people hired to prosecute criminal cases are good decent people with compassion, as well as being smart. It helps create a bond of trust and respect between the state and the defense. It creates a wonderful atmosphere to try...
Expungement Update from Client
I received the following email today from a client who was worried about his background check post expungement. I was surprised and intend to contact First Advantage Corporation to verify the removal of expunged cases and how they go about updating their database....
I Want to See the Paperwork
My prosecutor today asks for a postponement because the officer is on vacation. She just learned about it yesterday. I object. The judge says if the officer requested it more than 2 weeks ago he will grant it as the Court should have postponed the case. He asks...