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I had a no breath test case today where the State offered the driving while impaired and would defer on sentencing. My client had finished treatment months ago and had no record, so I told the prosecutor I am playing with house money and we would try the case. The...
I have been contacted by two separate supervisors in Baltimore City to give a DUI and Serious Traffic Seminar to their new District Court lawyers. DUI is more complicated than many other types of criminal cases. The science and the technical aspects are different...
I do not use my Blog as a political forum except as to laws the General Assembly has or needs to pass. Today, a lawyer blogger (Page Croyder) filed to run for Circuit Court in Baltimore City because she believes one of the male judges up for re-election is "horrible"...
This is a two part comment. One on the case and one about the judge. Yesterday I had a DUI with an issue about the arrest. The video showed my client was not impaired, and the only reason for the stop was excessive speed. Because of the judge's reputation for...
I watched the Webcast of the oral argument in the Court of Appeals concerning the right to counsel before you agree to take or refuse a breath test. For almost the last 30 years it has been understood that if you request counsel, you can call a lawyer or be given a...
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...
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...
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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...
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....