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...
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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...
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...
Noah’s Law
Effective October 1 there will be major changes to Administrative penalties regarding the breath test. For those reading this now if you blow between .08-.14 you face a 45 day loss of license or a 45 day restricted license for a first offense. Beginning October 1st...
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...
No Odor of Breath Again
I won a case a few months ago where the officer did not testify to any odor of an alcoholic beverage on my client's breath. This was I think the first time that had happened. I am in front of the same judge a couple weeks ago and the same thing happens. Now I knew...
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...
Two Breath Tests Ruled Inadmissible
I tried 2 cases in the last two weeks where my objection to the admission of the breath test was sustained. The first in Baltimore City involved the MDTA, and the second in Anne Arundel County involved the Maryland State Police and the Anne Arundel County Police...
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....
