Courts reopened today to different practices and procedures depending on the jurisdiction. I suggested and the MCDAA formed a Covid-19 Committee to get some uniformity for trial practice. Only a few judges have been interested in the Organization's input, although...
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...
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...
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.
Well it took 3 days because of the sparse courtroom time that was available, but my client was acquitted and keeps his CDL. I let in evidence that the State did not produce a foundation for because I needed the jury to see the whole picture. It was a speeding case...
Client was acquitted today of all charges including the minor traffic charges. It was an interesting case as there was CCTV from the Sheriff's Office video-taping my client leaving a restaurant and walking to his car. He meanders along is a zig zag pattern so they...
It is extremely rare when a judge takes a case away from a jury and acquits the defendant. It happened last week in the Circuit Court for Cecil County. This was a DUI involving a high breath test. The client's career depended on the outcome. He suffers from an...
This case is the same one my most recent review references. My client takes Morphine during the day and an Oxy at night because of multiple surgeries. The dosage of each is small as it has decreased over the year since an accident. His roommate drives with him all...
That is the title of the AVVO review from my client. The arrest was an absolute disgrace. The client was stopped for an inoperable headlight. When I got the video, I was so angry I was going to take it to the State's Attorney's Office to show them how absurd the...
Well for at least the 3rd time I have had a DUI case dismissed with the same officer. The video did not corroborate his written report. The prosecutor suggested last week that he put the case on and let me crush the guy so he would learn not to do it this way. I...
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