I was just retained by a new client. She had partially paid another lawyer who told her she had a 40% chance of getting the case dismissed. This soothsayer has not seen the police report nor the Body Camera footage. He could not tell you who the prosecutor is going...
Tough Times Call For Tough Representation
Drug Charges
Pandemic
The practice of criminal law does not stop when the courts are closed. I had a Bail Hearing this week- she was released and then the charges dismissed. The State is still sending discovery and Body Camera footage. How the courts handle trials when we reopen is in...
2020 Super Lawyers
I once once again named as a Maryland Super Lawyer. Doesn't mean you work lessYou never work less on a case, pandemic or not.
Body Cam Reveals Drugs Not In Plain View
A drug charge was dismissed today because the search of the car that found the drugs was not conducted properly. There was one Body Cams. The first officer picked up the box with the drugs and placed it back in the car. The second officer did not have a Body Cam...
Justice Department to Aggressively Pursue Marihuana and Mandatory Penalties
It is no secret that Attorney General Sessions is opposed to the use of marijuana for any purpose, including medicinally. He has appointed a former United State's Attorney from Tennessee to help implement the change. There has been a growing movement by CONSERVATIVES...
Howard County Possession with Intent Case First for Judge
I was recently retained by a client to represent him in a Modification of Sentence for Possession with Intent. I did not represent him in his original case, and he was dissatisfied with his then attorney. The Motion to strike the guilty finding and enter a Probation...
Health-care bill would drop addiction treatment mandate covering 1.3 million Americans
This issue has nothing to do with whether you voted for President Trump or Ms. Clinton. Obama care may be a disaster, my premiums skyrocketed like yours. There were 4 needed features - coverage of pre-existing illnesses, children remaining on a parent's policy until...
Harford County Criminal Not Guilty
I had a drug trial in the District Court this morning. When I tried to point out the flaws to the prosecutor, I was met with an abrupt, "if you think I am going to drop this case, the answer is no." I asked about the cocaine charge since there was no cocaine...
Inmate Running The Asylum
This is a an off-spring of the treatment nightmare post. I had a young client who is a junkie-plain and simple. Like all heroin addicts he wanted everything his way and he wanted it now. He decided he needed to be in a $40,000.00 28-day program because it will look...
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...