Before I could get to the "lying eyes" quote the judge said when I moved to suppress the arrest that this was a close case. That means no proof beyond a reasonable doubt. But he was impressed with my 5'11" inch 250 pounds of girth performance on the SFSTs. Now the...
Two jury trials scheduled yesterday but 2 Motions to Suppress the arrests. I had a really good prosecutor, but I also had the better of the evidence. The first involved an MDTA officer who was out of his jurisdiction when he stopped my client. He first saw my...
Well to is actually now 5 in a row, but I'll begin with the 3 in The District Court in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. The next Blog will be yesterday's cases. The first involved a client who was exhausted and missed his exit so he slowed down to 16 miles an...
This Blog will be vague although the client is writing am ecstatic review. I occasionally pound away on the fact that you have to check for new cases EVERYDAY. Too many lawyers are just plain lazy. There was a recent case that impairs one of the defenses I employ....
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...
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...
I just received the magazine and since 2007 I have received this recognition.
Carroll County District Court is open for trials. The dockets are only s few cases and times are staggered. I had no trouble trying a case on the 2:15 PM docket. This was a "new" case. The offense happened in August. Most cases are pre-pandemic closing. There...
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...
It is extremely rare when a judge takes a case away from a jury and acquits the defendant. It happened last week in the Circuit Court for Cecil County. This was a DUI involving a high breath test. The client's career depended on the outcome. He suffers from an...
