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One Advantage of COVID
The only upside for those not being detained is that it gives them a chance to complete the Program I have them enroll in. Because some of these cases are now a year old, the judges recognize that the client has basically been on successful probation for the year as...
More than a Decade Ahead of my Time
I can't remember exactly but it was in 2012-2013 when I had a bad Domestic Violence Assault in Harford County. I prayed a jury trial and the case was set for trial. The couple were not married and had been on and off again. My client who was in jail called me and...
Courts Reopen- Let the Madness Begin
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...
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...
Treatment Nightmare
No sooner had I posted the previous post when I get a call from a 24 year old who was just charged with a 3rd DUI. The caller is on probation for the 2nd. I asked about the treatment for the second DUI and the caller did a weekend at a program. The caller then...
Treatment Programs
Maryland law requires that the client receive treatment in a “certified” program. Some programs offer more than what they are certified to do. Some do not have the proper counselors teaching the “certified” program so that the treatment does not meet the...
Update to Prescription Pills and Teenagers
I got the client a second probation here to go along with the 2 in another county-that totals 4. All the judges agreed to modify to a PBJ if successful on probation. My client gave a nice speech to the judge about being clean, living in a sober house, working, going...
Prescription Pills and Teenagers
There may be nothing harder than getting through to a teenager who is addicted to pills. Oxycodone is synthetic heroin. It does not matter how affluent your family is, heroin is heroin, and it is the ultimate monkey on the back of any person. Couple that with raw...
Marihuana Addiction And Treatment
I handle a lot of cases involving college students who smoke marihuana everyday. They sell it in order to supply themselves with weed. I also see it with men and women in their late 20’s and early 30’s who are now in the work force. The youngest age for starting...
