In the past few months I have had 3 DUI cases dropped by the State. All were flawed as a result of the poor policing in the cases. The most recent had a video showing the officer did not do what was in the police report. Prior to his having a video camera, I had...
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DUI
OUT- OF STATE DRIVER’S LICENSE MUST READ TO DRIVE IN MARYLAND
I watched a disaster today in Carroll County District Court. A Pennsylvania resident with a PA driver's license got a DUI and blew a .10. Instead of requesting a Hearing and getting a 6 month restricted license that would allow her to drive to her Maryland job, her...
Harford County DUI Dismissal
The importance of police KGA Broadcasts can never be underestimated. My client tells me about his stop and subsequent arrest and I expect I will see the same information in the police report. I have had cases with this officer before and know what he does EVERY...
Harford County DUI Dismissal
The importance of police KGA Broadcasts can never be underestimated. My client tells me about his stop and subsequent arrest and I expect I will see the same information in the police report. I have had cases with this officer before and know what he does EVERY...
Court Ordered Interlock Issues Update
I had a Violation of Probation Hearing yesterday in Circuit Court for alleged interlock "failures." There were none. The client's first blow was unsuccessful but the subsequent blow was a pass. I explained to the judge my conversations with the two District Court...
Administrative Hearings for .08, .15 and Above, and Refusals – Employer’s Vehicle Exception
I posted to the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's List serve the new Employer's Vehicle Exception Form. Years ago I had posted the form letter for an employer to write so that the client did not have to ask for a Hearing. I have been surprised to learn how many...
PBT Not Admissible
While sitting in Howard County last week before my trial, a scrum broke out in court over the admissibility of a PBT result during sentencing. The judge asked my opinion and I explained to her that it is only admissible at the Office of Administrative Hearings on the...
Howard County Roadblock- Not Guilty
Last week I tried a roadblock case in Howard County. The prosecutor thought I was crazy to try it and told me I would get a worse result than the plea that was offered, but I thought there were solid issues regarding the roadblock as well as factually regarding the...
First Body Cam Case- Not Guilty
I leaned over to my client near the end of the trial and said that the police report and the officer's testimony in response to the State's questions have you a falling down drunk. When I got done the judge agreed there was not enough evidence to arrest him and threw...
Interlock Issues
My client's 2016 Cadillac is having issues because of low voltage. The newer cars are going to have more and more issues as the interlock technology cannot keep up. She takes videos of the malfunctions to keep the MVA from treating it as a failure and adding a...
