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...
I was just retained by a new client. She had partially paid another lawyer who told her she had a 40% chance of getting the case dismissed. This soothsayer has not seen the police report nor the Body Camera footage. He could not tell you who the prosecutor is going...
I once once again named as a Maryland Super Lawyer. Doesn't mean you work lessYou never work less on a case, pandemic or not.
Well it took 3 days because of the sparse courtroom time that was available, but my client was acquitted and keeps his CDL. I let in evidence that the State did not produce a foundation for because I needed the jury to see the whole picture. It was a speeding case...
Client was acquitted today of all charges including the minor traffic charges. It was an interesting case as there was CCTV from the Sheriff's Office video-taping my client leaving a restaurant and walking to his car. He meanders along is a zig zag pattern so they...
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...
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...
These are now few and far between. The Officer's Order of Certification read that the stop was for a tag light at 2:00 AM. No odor of alcohol. SFSTs not to my satisfaction ( curved area of a rural road on a grassy area). There were just no reasonable ground. No...
After a great deal of consideration I am not going to teach the State Bar Association course on how to defend a a DUI. The reason? I am not going to lecture prosecutors and police on my strategy to win your case. It is one thing when I teach strictly defense...
We are all new at our jobs. Being a prosecutor is no exception. When you are a new prosecutor it is hard to make a decision on how to handle what looks like and may be a serious case. As I said to the police liason after this case, it was a learning experience. I...
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Gary S. Bernstein, P.A.
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