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You may be surprised to learn that when you are drinking you don't remember much of what went on in your interaction with the police. You knew it at the time, but recollecting it in my office is a different story. That is why the Body Cam is invaluable. Now if you...
I just returned from court after a Not Guilty verdict in a DUI. There were 14 Body Cams but only one that was diapositive. That Body Cam showed my client at his car and the subsequent field sobriety testing. The officer's report was 100% accurate, but there is a...
The importance of police KGA Broadcasts can never be underestimated. My client tells me about his stop and subsequent arrest and I expect I will see the same information in the police report. I have had cases with this officer before and know what he does EVERY...
As technology use becomes prevalent in law enforcement, we are seeing more and more video interaction between police and clients. The more recent Blogs cover some of these cases. Body Cam footage has been extremely valuable in the defense of cases. Car video has...
I posted to the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's List serve the new Employer's Vehicle Exception Form. Years ago I had posted the form letter for an employer to write so that the client did not have to ask for a Hearing. I have been surprised to learn how many...
While sitting in Howard County last week before my trial, a scrum broke out in court over the admissibility of a PBT result during sentencing. The judge asked my opinion and I explained to her that it is only admissible at the Office of Administrative Hearings on the...
Last week I tried a roadblock case in Howard County. The prosecutor thought I was crazy to try it and told me I would get a worse result than the plea that was offered, but I thought there were solid issues regarding the roadblock as well as factually regarding the...
I leaned over to my client near the end of the trial and said that the police report and the officer's testimony in response to the State's questions have you a falling down drunk. When I got done the judge agreed there was not enough evidence to arrest him and threw...
I won a case a few months ago where the officer did not testify to any odor of an alcoholic beverage on my client's breath. This was I think the first time that had happened. I am in front of the same judge a couple weeks ago and the same thing happens. Now I knew...
I tried 2 cases in the last two weeks where my objection to the admission of the breath test was sustained. The first in Baltimore City involved the MDTA, and the second in Anne Arundel County involved the Maryland State Police and the Anne Arundel County Police...