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...
Just announced today that I am included again.
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.
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...
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...
