I had a trial on a handgun case last week. The client was refused bail as he had a prior gun violation and the State wanted a mandatory minimum of 1 with a maximum of 10. The arresting officer failed to turn his Body Camera on and made no observations with his Body...
Tough Times Call For Tough Representation
Addiction Issues
Court Reopening Madness
Here we go again. Do we go to the Courthouse or do we do it over Zoom? Well that depends on where you are going? And if you are going inside, not everyone will be allowed entry because of social distancing- witnesses and family members will be in parking lots...
Dismissed in less than a day- READ THE NEW CASES
Last night around 9:00 PM I get a call to represent one of the two people who have warrants for drug possession. The case is over a year old and they did not know they were charged until a letter from the MVA suspending one of their driving privileges for an open...
Not Guilty Baltimore County DUI
Yesterday I had a trial in District Court. I even got started by 9:15 and it was over by 9:45. Credit goes to the Baltimore County Police Officer who was didn't guess when he didn't know an answer, and laid it out just as he remembered .The prosecutor called me the...
Maryland Super Lawyers
I just received the magazine and since 2007 I have received this recognition.
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 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...