Friday was the latest Seminar and the turnout was over 70 people. There has always been a big turnout for this and years ago when we took it around the State, the total turnout would be around 200+. There was a Maryland continuing legal education organization...
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Update on Breath Test Suppressed
After an almost two month wait, a supervisor in the State's Attorney's Office in Baltimore City "allowed" a seasoned prosecutor to enter a Nolle Prosequi to the case where my client aced the fields and there was no breath test, and no bad driving. The trial...
Super Lawyers 2014
Just allowed to post this honor.
Atkinson revisited
One of the most important DUI cases in years was Atkinson. It set forth the defense of using your vehicle for shelter when you leave a bar or party and are under the influence or impaired. I hear lawyers talk about the case as a defense anytime a defendant is found...
Anne Arundel County DUI Not Guilty (Deja Vu)
Two days later the same Blasi issue arises in Glen Burnie District Court. After reading the case, the judge agreed the officer had no basis for asking for SFSTs. The client was found not guilty. Had we gotten to trial there was an issue relating to the video tape....
Harford County DUI Not Guilty
This one took all of 5 minutes. There was absolutely no basis for ordering my client from the car for SFSTs, and the judge suppressed them. The shame of it is that because he refused the test he had to deal with the suspension/interlock. The MVA standard is...
Breath Test Suppressed
It is difficult to get trial time in Baltimore City Circuit Court, especially for a misdemeanor. The dockets range in the 20's to 40's and the judge to whom you are assigned is the judge you have to try the case in front of. The last time this case was in, we were...
Best Lawyers in America 2014
Just published and I am grateful to be included again.
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...
Federal DUI- Not Guilty
Had a good time in Federal Magistrate’s Court. The new JAG Officer told me he wanted to learn from me so he wanted to try the case. Fine with me. He had his questions scripted as a new lawyer does, but that causes any lawyer a problem when the witness does not...
