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Improper Argumentation and Egregious Prosecutorial Errors in Maryland Criminal Trials
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A New Supreme Court Ruling Will Address Deadlines Associated With Appealing Deportation/Removal Decisions
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The Importance of Clear, Accurate, and Unambiguous Jury Instructions in Your Maryland Assault Case
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Anonymous Tips, Reasonable Suspicion, and Illegal Searches or Seizures in Maryland Criminal Cases
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Traveling Abroad as a DACA Recipient
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Criminal Convictions, Paroled Entry into the U.S., and the Naturalization Process
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Suspicious Bulges, Reasonable Suspicion, and the Boundaries of a Permissible ‘Stop and Frisk’ Under Maryland Law
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USCIS Announces Updates Designed to Reduce Delays in Processing Family Visa Petitions
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A New Maryland Supreme Court Ruling Addresses the Circumstances Where the Defense’s Proposed Voir Dire Questions are Mandatory
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The Asylum Application Process and Why Effective Legal Representation is Crucial
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How ‘Imperfect’ Self-Defense Applies to Criminal Cases in Maryland
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How a New Federal Initiative Could Substantially Benefit ‘DREAMers’ Seeking Visas
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Excluding Unqualified Experts and Inadmissible Expert Testimony in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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New Stats from the USCIS Show a Steep Decline in the Number of New H-1B Registrations for FY 2025
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How a Rapper’s Trial in Georgia May Fuel a Change in Evidentiary Standards in Maryland Criminal Cases
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A New U.S. Supreme Court Contains Good News for Immigrants Seeking to Avoid Deportation Through the ‘Cancelation of Removal’ Process
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No ‘Experts in Credibility’: What Maryland Law Says About Witnesses Opining About Whether Another Witness Should Be Believed
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Some Tips About What You Should Do — and Should Avoid Doing — in a Maryland Traffic Stop
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Some Examples of “What Not to Do” in Seeking Asylum in the United States
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Jury Selection in Maryland and the Improper Use of Peremptory Challenges Based on Race or Gender
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How Membership in a ‘Particular Social Group’ May Be the Key to Your Successful Asylum Application
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Police Comments About a Suspect’s Credibility: What an Officer Can Say in the Interrogation Room Versus What a Jury Can Hear in a Trial
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New Guidance from The USCIS Addresses the EB-5 Program, Investment Durations, and the Impact of a Terminated Regional Center on an Investor’s Visa Application
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The Potential for Deferred Action if You Assist a Government Agency’s Investigation into Your Employer’s Violations of the Law
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What Happens When You’re Arrested in Maryland Based on a ‘Bad’ Warrant and a Lack of Probable Cause
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What Maryland Law Says About the Admissibility of an Accused Person’s Prior Bad Acts
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A Federal Class Action Has Altered the USCIS’s Deadline for Adjudicating SIJ Petitions
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‘No-Communication’ Orders During Court Recesses and the Right to Counsel in Maryland
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Defects in Notices to Appear and What They Can Mean to the Government’s Deportation Case Against You
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A Maryland Man Accused of Murder is Granted a New Trial… for the Second Time
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The U.S. Department of Labor Rolls Out Important Changes to the PERM Certification Process for Foreign Workers
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How Failing to Select the Right Legal Counsel Can Have a Catastrophic Impact on Your Asylum Application… and You
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How a Search of Your Social Media Accounts Can Become a Fourth Amendment Violation
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What the ‘Statement Against Interest’ Hearsay Exception Does — and Doesn’t — Allow in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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A Federal Appeals Court Grants Asylum to a Pakistani Businessman Who Aided the U.S.-Led Coalition During the Afghan War
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The Maryland Supreme Court Just Put Some Important New Limits on Ballistics Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials
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The Immigration Waiver Process and the Proper Timing of a Waiver Application
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Asylum Applications by Immigrants Facing Persecution at Home Because They’re Perceived to Be Gay or Lesbian
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The Appeals Court of Maryland Criticizes Both Prosecutors and Defense Counsel in an Assault Case Involving a Woman Having a ‘Mental Health Crisis’
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How to (and How Not to) Seek to Speed Up Adjudication of Your Hardship Waiver Application
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What Can You Do When the Police Accidentally Destroy Evidence that’s a Part of Your Maryland Criminal Case?
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The Federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Revives a Ghanaian Man’s Application for Naturalization
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DNA Analysis Reports and What it Means to Your Defense When the Person Who Testifies Isn’t the One Who Created the Report
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Bias and Other Mistakes Judges Make… and How They Can Play a Role in Your Deportation Defense
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When a Legal Traffic Stops Being Legal: Unconstitutional Seizures Under Maryland Law
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Restitution as a Condition of Probation and What Happens if the Court Sets Restitution After Your Probation Has Ended
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How a Change in Criminal Law May Favorably Alter the Status of Your Deportation or Removal Case
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4th Quarter Tech Layoffs Force Many H-1B Workers to Seek Out Alternative Employment (or Alternate Visa Options)
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What You Can Do If You Gave the Police Consent to Perform a Search (and You Arguably Shouldn’t Have)
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Green Cards, Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Status, and the USCIS’s Enforcement of the 21st Birthday Deadline
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Suspicious Bulges, Unusual Walking Gaits, and What Does (or Does Not) Qualify as Reasonable Suspicion in Maryland
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USCIS Announces a Crucial Change to the Extension Period for Permanent Residents Who Applied for Green Card Renewals
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Presenting a Strong Defense in Your Maryland Sex Crime Case Centering Around Issues of Consent
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When Threats of Persecution or Torture May Impact Your Deportation Defense in Maryland
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When You Should — and Probably Shouldn’t — Answer a Doctor, Nurse, or EMT’s Questions About Your Maryland Criminal Case in the Presence of a Law Enforcement Officer
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The Potentially Catastrophic Impact Probation Before Judgment in Maryland Can Have if You’re an Undocumented Immigrant
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Getting Hearsay Evidence Excluded from Your Maryland Criminal Case (Even If Your Trial Judge Misstates the Rules)
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How Defects in the ‘Notice to Appear’ in Your Removal Case Could Be the Key to Success in Your Deportation Defense
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When the Prosecution Can — and Can’t — Use Your Prior Bad Acts Against You as Part of a Maryland Criminal Trial
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A Trial Judge’s Failure to Give a Defendant a Chance to Present Evidence of Mitigation Leads the Maryland Court of Appeals to Toss the Man’s 40-Year Sentence
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Challenging the Jury Selection in Your Maryland Criminal Case, and How to Avoid Inadvertent Waivers of Your Legal Options
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Juvenile Suspects, Police Interrogation, and When a Confession is (Or Isn’t) Voluntary Under Maryland Law
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What Maryland Prosecutors Can — and Can’t — Say During Your Trial About Your Invoking Your Right to Silence
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When a Police Stop in Maryland is — and Isn’t — Consensual, and What that Difference Means for Your Fourth Amendment Rights
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Backpacks, Drug Arrests Pursuant to Traffic Stops, and the Constitution’s Protections Regarding Warrantless Searches
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The Law of Self-Defense in Maryland… and the Evidentiary Burden You Have to Clear to Obtain a Jury Instruction on Self-Defense
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Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Reverses a Manslaughter Conviction in the Case of a Man Who Gave Heroin to a Friend Who OD’ed
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How the Lack of a Jury Instruction Can Lead to the Reversal of Your Maryland Criminal Conviction
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What a Shocking Death in Bethesda Can Teach When It Comes to the Criminal Charges You’re Facing in Maryland
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‘Search Incident to an Arrest’ Versus ‘Arrest Incident to a Search’ and Why the Difference Can Be So Important to Your Criminal Defense in Maryland
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A Gruesome Death in East Baltimore and the Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Criminal Suspect in Maryland
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What Happens When You are Convicted of a Crime in Maryland When that Crime Wasn’t Charged in Your Indictment
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Illegal Seizures, Your Fourth Amendment Rights, and the Suppression of Evidence in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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What to Do When a Prosecution Witness Invokes the Fifth Amendment in Response to Your Cross-Examination Questions in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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Ways that You Can Enhance Your Credibility Before the Jury in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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Police Officer Testimony About Out-of-Court Statements and When that Is — and Is Not — Inadmissible Hearsay in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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Can the Police Make a Traffic Stop in Maryland if You’re Driving in an Unusual, But Not Illegal, Manner?
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How a ‘Batson Challenge’ Works and How It Can Help You Avoid Potential Racial Discrimination in the Jury Selection Process
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When the Video Footage Recorded by a Maryland Law Enforcement Officer’s ‘Bodycam’ May Constitute Hearsay and Be Inadmissible in Your Trial
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When the Prosecution in Your Maryland Criminal Case Can — and Can’t — Get Evidence in Based on the ‘Opening the Door’ Doctrine
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DNA Evidence, Forensic Scientist Testimony, and a Defendant’s Right to Cross-Examination in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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When the State is — and Isn’t — Entitled to a Jury Instruction About Fleeing the Scene of the Crime in a Maryland Criminal Case
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The Constitutional Right to a ‘Speedy Trial’ and What That Right Means for You in Maryland
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Procedural Errors by the Police and What They May Mean to Your Maryland DUI or DWI Case
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How Police Procedural TV Shows May Impact Your Maryland Criminal Case
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Getting Potentially Incriminating Evidence Seized as a Result of a Warrantless Search Thrown out in Your Criminal Case in Maryland
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How You May Be Able to Use the Prosecution’s Choices Against Them in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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What the ‘Community Caretaking’ Exception Is and How You Can Overcome Its Attempted Use by Prosecutors in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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How to Get an Expert’s Testimony Excluded from Your Maryland Criminal Case When that Expert is Not Sufficiently Reliable
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How Misconduct By the Police Who Arrested You May Get Your Maryland Conviction Vacated, Even if the Misconduct Was Unrelated to Your Case
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Maryland’s Highest Court Agrees that a Man Caught in a ‘Light Rail Fare Sweep’ Had His Fourth Amendment Rights Violated
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What a ‘Statement Against Penal Interest’ is and How it Can Impact Your Criminal Case in Maryland
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The Multiple Ways in Which You Can Overcome a ‘Firearm Possession’ Charge in Maryland
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The Difference Between a ‘Technical’ and a ‘Non-Technical’ Violation of Probation in Maryland… and What It May Mean for You
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A 2020 Court of Appeals Decision Changes the Landscape of Voir Dire in Maryland Criminal Trials… and Indirectly Shows Why Good Defense Counsel Matters So Much in These Cases
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How a Civil Lawsuit About Lead Paint Exposure Could Have a Major Impact on Your Criminal Case in Maryland
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Getting the State’s Evidence to Do Independent Testing to Strengthen Your Defense in Your Criminal Case in Maryland
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How a Change in a Maryland Health Statute Gave One Man a Winning Ex Post Facto Violation Argument
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What to Do When Police in Maryland Performed a Warrantless Search of a Car that You Were Driving, But that Belonged to Someone Else
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Protecting Your Right to Remain Silent in Maryland, Especially When There’s a Language Barrier Involved
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The High Degree of Value Favorable Character Evidence Can Have as Part of Your Criminal Trial Defense in Maryland
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If the Police Searched You Without a Warrant Just Because You Were in a ‘High-Crime’ Area, You May Be Able to Get that Evidence Excluded from Your Criminal Trial in Maryland
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Getting Drug Evidence Obtained Through an Illegal Search Excluded from Your Criminal Trial in Maryland
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What the ‘Doctrine of Merger’ Is and How It May Greatly Reduce the Final Sentence in Your Criminal Case in Maryland
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Maryland’s Highest Court Throws Out a DUI Conviction After the Police Advised the Spanish-Speaking Driver of His Rights… in English
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How a Well-Timed Trial Objection — Even One That’s Overruled — Can Help You in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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How You Can Successfully Defend a Charge of Resisting Arrest in Maryland
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals Orders the Reversal of a Conviction Based on ‘Clearly Legally Insufficient’ Evidence
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What an ‘Improper Inducement’ Is and What You Can Do If the Police Used It to Get You to Make a Self-Incriminating Statement in Maryland
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Getting that Gun the Police Found in an Illegal Search and Seizure Excluded from Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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The Many Ways that Making the Right Plea Agreement Can Help You if You’re Facing Charges in Maryland
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The Difference Between Success and Conviction in Your Maryland Criminal Case May Rest Upon Seemingly Small Details
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How a Six-Minute Period of Time Was Key in Getting a 911 Call Excluded from Evidence in One Maryland Man’s Criminal Case
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A New Maryland Court of Appeal Ruling Means More Available Tools During Voir Dire for Criminal Defendants
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How to Fight Back When an Emotional Case Has Led the State of Maryland to Overcharge You
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Your Options When the State Uses Perjured Testimony or Unreliable Scientific Evidence in Your Maryland Trial
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How a Baltimore Man Got His Convictions Reversed After the Prosecution Sent His Defense Lawyer Critical DNA Evidence in an ‘Inaccessible Digital Format’
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When You Can Keep Police Body Camera Video Footage Out of a Criminal Trial in Maryland
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How Battered Spouse Syndrome Evidence May Help You in Your Murder or Manslaughter Trial in Maryland
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What Constitutes an Unconstitutional Search or Seizure, as Opposed to a ‘Consensual’ Interaction With Police in Maryland?
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What the Right of a Maryland Defendant to ‘Be Present at all Stages of a Criminal Trial’ Means and How that Right Can Help
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How a Prosecutor’s Misstatement of the Law in Closing Arguments Got One Maryland Man a New Trial
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What You Do — and Don’t — Have to Say to Invoke Your Right to Legal Counsel in Maryland
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What You Need to Get Evidence Seized in a Police Checkpoint Thrown Out in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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When a Statement is — and is Not — Admissible Against You in Maryland as an ‘Excited Utterance’
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An Important New Ruling from Maryland’s Highest Court Says that the Odor of Marijuana Alone Doesn’t Give the Police Cause for a Warrantless Search
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If Your Pat-Down Search Was Illegal, That May Entitle You to Suppression of Evidence in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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How an Inadequate Waiver of Your Right to a Jury Trial Can Get You a New Trial in Maryland
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When the Prosecution is — and Isn’t — Able to Bring in Certain Proof Based on Your ‘Opening the Door’ to that Evidence
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A Man Charged in a Maryland Machete Attack Defends Himself Without a Lawyer… and Gets the Maximum Possible Sentence
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When the Prosecution Can — and Cannot — Use Your Old Convictions Against You in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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A Maryland Woman Obtains a Favorable Court of Special Appeals Ruling More than a Decade After Her Guilty Plea
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An Overturned Murder Conviction in Alaska Highlights an Important Concept in Maryland Law About Prosecutors’ Closing Arguments
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Obtaining a Reversal of Conviction in Your Maryland Criminal Case Where the Evidence is Insufficient
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What Happens Before Your Maryland Criminal Trial Can Be as Important to Your Success as What Happens During the Trial
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Your Fundamental Right to a Jury Trial and What that Means for Your Maryland Criminal Case
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All the Steps You Can Take to Clear Your Name in Maryland After the Court Strikes Its Finding of Guilt Against You
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How You Potentially Can Use a Witness’s Undocumented Immigration Status in Court to Strengthen Your Defense
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What Happens When the Judge Doesn’t Go Along with Your Maryland Plea Agreement?
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How a Small Flaw in a Jury Instruction Allowed a Maryland Man to Get His Conviction Overturned
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A Baltimore Man Receives a Second Chance After Getting Sentenced for a Crime that Should Have Been Merged
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The ‘Exclusionary Rule’ for Illegally Obtained Evidence and How It Can Help You in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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When and How Expert Witnesses are Used in Criminal Defense Cases in Maryland
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Maryland Court Decides that a Police Bodycam Video Was Inadmissible, Meaning that an Assault Defendant Was Entitled to a New Trial
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How an Expert Witness’s Improper Testimony About the Truthfulness of Another Witness May Help You Get a New Trial in Your Maryland Case
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A Silver Spring Defendant Gets an Opportunity for Re-sentencing after a Trial Judge’s Misinterpretation of the Law and the Defendant’s Successful Appeal
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The Legal Doctrine of ‘Merger’ Helps a Maryland Defendant Obtain a Re-Sentencing
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When a Baltimore Police Officer Put His Head in an Open Car Window, He Engaged in a Warrantless Search, According a Recent Maryland Court Ruling
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When a Crime Does Not Qualify as a ‘Lesser Included Offense’ and How that Can Affect the Outcome of Your Maryland Criminal Case
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Wrongfully Excluded Evidence of an Alleged Victim’s Dishonesty and Threats to Get the Accused ‘In Trouble’ Result in a New Trial for One Maryland Man
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Can the Violation of a Witness’ Fifth Amendment Rights Give You a New Trial in Your Maryland Criminal Case?
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When the Prosecution Can (and Cannot) use Opinion Evidence about a Witness’ Truthfulness in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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Prosecution’s Evidence of Accused Maryland Man’s ‘Other Bad Acts’ Allows Accused to Get a New Trial
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Maryland Man Gets His Murder Conviction Reversed Due to Improper Police Questioning After He Invoked His Right to an Attorney
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The State’s Reliance on Only an Anonymous 911 Tip Wasn’t Enough in a Baltimore Man’s Criminal Trial
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Details Matter: Using the Specifics of a Maryland Statute to Avoid a Conviction for a Crime that Doesn’t Match the Facts of Your Case
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The Importance of the Timing of a Miranda Warning in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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The ‘Missing Witness’ Jury Instruction and the Role it Can Play in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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The Very High Importance of Proof of Legal Causation in a Maryland Criminal Case
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How the Rules of Evidence Can Help You Keep Some Damaging Testimony out of Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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Text Message Conversations Between Spouses are Generally Confidential Marital Communications, According to Maryland Court’s Ruling
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Questioning a Prosecution Witness in Maryland About a Plea Deal (or Expected Plea Deal) in His Own Criminal Case
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How Erroneous Jury Instructions on a Maryland Murder Charge Can Taint an Entire Case and Lead to a Reversal of All Convictions
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The Importance of ‘Batson Challenges’ in Jury Selection for Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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How an Accused Man Turned a Baltimore Judge’s Error into a Reversal of His First-Degree Murder Conviction
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When Having the Charges Dropped in Your Maryland Criminal Case Isn’t the Best Available Outcome
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Using Proof of Valid Prescriptions to Construct a Defense Against Drug Charges in Maryland
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Maryland Woman’s Battered Spouse Defense Entitled Her to Use Boyfriend’s Abusive Words as Evidence at Her Murder Trial
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Unasked Voir Dire Question Allows a Baltimore Man to Obtain a Reversal and a New Trial
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How the Specificity of the Description of a Suspect Can Affect a Maryland Criminal Case
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Maryland Man Facing Gun Charges Secures Reversal of Conviction Due to an Officer’s Improper Search
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Improper Disallowance of Son’s Testimony Violated a Maryland Man’s Right to Present His ‘Full Defense’
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How a Flaw in Jury Instructions Allowed a Maryland Murder Defendant to Secure a New Trial
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Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause Problem Leads to Reversal in Salisbury Party Shooting Case
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Maryland Court of Appeals Grants New Trial to Battered Wife in Murder-for-Hire Case
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The Right to a ‘Speedy Trial’ and the Role it Plays in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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Absence of ‘Reliable Evidence’ or ‘Details and Circumstances’ Leads to Reversal of Maryland Man’s Assault Sentence
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An Improper Refusal of a Voir Dire Question and How That Helped a Maryland Man Get His Assault Conviction Vacated
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Maryland Man Gets Judgment Vacated After Trial Court Improperly Denied DNA Testing Request
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Sweating the Small Stuff: How Seemingly Little Details Can Make a Big Difference in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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What Happens When Police in Maryland Find Evidence of Drugs on One of Your Passengers?
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Using Prior Inconsistent Statements to Strengthen Your Criminal Defense in Maryland
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Court of Special Appeals: Maryland Police Officer Went Too Far in Conducting Warrantless Search
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Maryland Man Accused of Drug Crime Allowed to Continue Pursuing Appeal Despite Nol Pros
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Maryland Nurse’s Opinion Testimony Triggers Conviction Reversal Because She Was Never Declared as an Expert Witness
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Police Methodology in Conducting ‘Sting’ Allowed Maryland Dentist to Escape Solicitation Conviction
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Maryland Court Throws Out Drug Convictions When State Asserted Multiple Charges Based on One Conspiracy
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Absence of Sufficient Proof of a ‘Breaking’ Meant that Homeless Vet Couldn’t Be Guilty of Burglarizing Ocean City Vacation Residence
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Double Jeopardy Law in Maryland and How it Can Help You in Your Criminal Case
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Maryland’s High Court Throws Out Attempted Murder Conviction Against Driver Who Fled from Police
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Maryland’s High Court Considers the Impact of New Marijuana Law on Fourth Amendment Search Cases
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Maryland Man’s Alford Plea Costs Him the Opportunity to Request DNA Testing of New Evidence
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Making Sure You Complete the Correct Procedural Steps to Seek Division of a Marital Asset in Maryland
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What Happens When the State’s Expert Lies on the Stand in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Agree to an ‘Agreed Statement of Facts’ in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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How Ambiguity Regarding a Police Search Can Get Evidence Excluded in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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Maryland Judge’s Declaration Without Defendant Present Prevents Retrial on Drug Charge
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Maryland Man’s Conviction Overturned Because Police Conducted Illegal ‘Frisk’ Search
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Maryland Criminal Defendant Loses Appeal Due to Failure to Raise Statutory Violation in a Timely Manner
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Mistrials, Double Jeopardy, and Maryland Criminal Cases
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Frederick County Man Entitled to New Sentence After Being Charged With Excessive Number of Counts of Sex Crime
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Three Maryland Men Convicted as Minors Get Life Sentences Overturned
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Maryland Appeals Court Issues Pro-Privacy Ruling Rejecting Police’s Warrantless Use of Cell Phone Surveillance Device
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Baltimore Man’s Conviction Overturned Due to Trial Court’s Refusal to Allow Him to Confront Interpreters
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Maryland Court Vacates “Affray” Conviction in Criminal Case
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Maryland Court Upholds Sentence for Conspiracy and Murder Convictions
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Maryland Court Reviews Issue of First Impression in Marijuana Possession Case
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Highest Court in Maryland Reviews Motion to Suppress in Criminal Wiretapping Case
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Maryland Legislators Propose Sweeping Reforms to Criminal Justice System
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Maryland Court Orders a New Trial in Criminal Case Due to Violation of Batson Ruling
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Maryland Court Rules Second Indictment Violates Double Jeopardy Clause
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Maryland Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Petition for Post Conviction Relief
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Maryland Court Reviews Allegations of an “Illegal Sentence” in Criminal Case
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Maryland Court Denies Motion to Suppress – Affirms Finding of Probable Cause
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Maryland Court Reviews Post-Conviction DNA Statute in Criminal Case
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Maryland Court Overturns Conviction Based on Error During Voir Dire (Jury Questioning)
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Maryland Court Ruled Defendant Received Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Child Abuse Case
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Maryland Court Upholds Conviction for Manufacturing Methamphetamine
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Maryland Court Reviews Sufficiency of Evidence in Burglary Conviction
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New Maryland Laws Affecting Criminal Cases Went into Effect October 1st
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Maryland Court Reverses Criminal Conviction for Failure to Ask Requested “Voir Dire” Question
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Maryland’s Highest Court Disallows State’s Amendment of “Charging Document”
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Maryland Court Upholds Legality of Vehicle Search During DUI Arrest
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Highest Court in Maryland Denies Suppression of Cell Phone Data
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Maryland Court Rules Call Records Inadmissible as Hearsay
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Maryland Court Rules Evidence Sufficient to Support “Possession” of Contraband Drug Convictions
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Maryland Court Finds Evidence Sufficient To Support Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Convictions
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Maryland’s Highest Court Reviews Legality of Criminal Sentence Below a Binding Plea Agreement
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Maryland Court Upholds Admission of Evidence of Other Crimes in Attempted Second-Degree Murder Case
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Maryland Court of Appeals Addresses Allocation of Pension Benefits in Divorce
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Maryland Court Rejects State’s Effort To Retry Second-Degree Felony Murder Charge
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Maryland’s Highest Court Decides Felony Murder Sentencing Issue
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How the “Rule of Lenity” Approaches Maryland Cases Involving Multiple Charges of Criminal Conduct
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Maryland Court Upholds Decision Not to Merge Criminal Sentences
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Maryland Court Granted “Serial” Podcast Defendant’s Application for Leave to Appeal
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Maryland Court Upholds Conviction for Resisting Arrest and Peace Order Violation
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Maryland Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence in Traffic Stop Search
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Baltimore Attorney Announces Criminal Charges Against Maryland Bishop
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Maryland’s Highest Court Reviews Constitutionality of Criminal Counterfeiting Statute
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals Reinstates Criminal Conviction
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Maryland Court Upholds Criminal Conviction for Second-Degree Assault
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Maryland Court Upholds Criminal Conviction for Theft and Embezzlement from Joint Bank Account
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Maryland Court Interprets “Enhanced Sentencing” Statute in Robbery Case
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Maryland Court Upholds Officer’s “Pat Down” Search of Defendant
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Maryland Court Upholds Conviction of Robbery and Other Related Charges
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Maryland Court Denied Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence
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Maryland Court Reverses Conviction for Failure to Ask Defense-Witness Question
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Maryland Court’s Refusal to Give Requested Jury Instruction Upheld
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Refusal to Suppress DNA Evidence Does Not Violate Constitution or Maryland State Law
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Maryland Court Reviews Another Case Concerning the Waiver of a Jury Trial
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Case Summary: Client receives no jail time after traffic citations were successfully dismissed
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Driver Convicted of Driving on a Suspended License Even Though License Had Expired
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Requirements for Court Announcing Waiver of Jury Trial in Maryland
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Sentencing Changes After a Plea Deal in Maryland
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Are You Entitled to a Translator in a Maryland Criminal Proceeding?
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What is a “Dying Declaration” in Maryland?
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Evaluation of PTSD in Maryland Assault Case
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Is There a Right to Trial By Jury in Maryland for Petty Theft?
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Questions About Racial Bias During Maryland Voir Dire
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Jury Waiver Reversed in Maryland Burglary Case
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Armed Carjacking in Maryland
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Can Restitution from A Past Maryland Case Be Applied to Your New Criminal Case?
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Late Discovery of Impeachment Evidence in Maryland
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Negligent Homicide in Maryland
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Consent to Search for Evidence in Maryland
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Plea of “Autrefois Acquit” in Maryland
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Sixth Amendment Right of Confrontation in Maryland
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“Not Criminally Responsible” and Mental Health in Maryland
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What is a Writ of Actual Innocence in Maryland?
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Enhanced Criminal Sentencing in Maryland
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Criminal Email Harassment in Maryland
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Theft of a House in Maryland
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Bill of Particulars in Maryland Criminal Cases
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Mental Competency To Stand Trial in Maryland Criminal Cases
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Probable Cause to Search A Car for Drugs in Maryland
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GPS Tracking in Maryland Criminal Cases
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Can the Defense Ask a Maryland Criminal Witness About His Expectation of Leniency for Testifying?
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Immigration Consequences of Maryland Criminal Convictions or Guilty Pleas
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What Constitutes “Contempt of Court” in Maryland Criminal Court?
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The “CSI Effect” in Maryland Criminal Cases
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Obstruction of a Maryland Police Officer’s Investigation
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Is Self-Defense an Available Defense in a Charge of Affray?
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Issues of Credibility and Prejudicial Evidence in a Maryland Murder Case
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Reasonable Suspicion for an Investigatory Stop in Maryland
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Maryland Appellate Court Again Considers “King v. State”
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What Happens if a Maryland Judge Erroneously Advises a Defendant Waiving His Right to Jury?
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The Impact of a Defendant’s Signed Statement in Maryland
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Sale of Counterfeits in Maryland
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Reasonable Grounds for Requiring a Blood Test in Maryland DUIs
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May a Maryland Prosecutor Make Misstatements About DNA Evidence At Trial?
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Case Summary: Client who was investigated by the police for a possible crime was cleared of all wrong doing
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Limits to Maryland Police’s Activities In Obtaining a Search Warrant
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A “Stand Your Ground” Law for Maryland?
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Maryland’s De Novo System
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Handgun violence in Maryland
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What Effect Can a Maryland Judge’s Instruction to the Jury Have on a Criminal Trial?
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Can You Use the Misconduct of Maryland Police Officers to Discredit Their Testimony?
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What is the “rule of lenity” in Maryland?
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When May a Maryland Court Vacate a Guilty Plea?
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Case Summary: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance charge dismissed due to the evidence collected by our criminal defense attorneys
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Waiving Your Right to Jury Trial in Maryland
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How Is Probable Cause Determined in Maryland?
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Supreme Court Upholds Maryland’s Routine DNA Sampling
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The Voluntary Intoxication Instruction in Maryland
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How is Conspiracy Charged in Maryland?
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Maryland Mother Loses Her Daughters
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Maryland Appellate Court Finds Abuse of Discretion, But Permits Conviction To Stand
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Maryland Appellate Court Finds A Competent Unanimous Jury Waiver in Stabbing Case
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Maryland Appellate Court Rules Citizenship Question is Proper During Voir Dire
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Maryland appellate court rules assault may occur even when victims are not present
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Maryland Appellate Court Rules Against Defendant Who Cut a Police Dog
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Case Summary: Prostitution Charge Dismissed After Client’s Successful Completion of Diversion Program
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Maryland Court Rules Victim Not Need Be Aware of Sexual Abuse/Exploitation
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Maryland Considers Broad Criminal Law Bills to Protect Minors
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Maryland Court Finds That Reduced Penalties in Effect at Time of Trial, Rather Than Time of Offense, Should Be Applied to Criminal Defendant’s Case
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Maryland Court Rules No Double Jeopardy Attaches At Protective Order Hearing
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Maryland Senate Approves a Sweeping Gun Control Bill
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Case Summary: DUI Accident, No Jail – PBJ given
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Maryland Criminal Case About DNA Will Be Ruled On By Supreme Court
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Marijuana law is being reformed in Maryland
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Maryland Judges May Condition Probation On No Contact With Domestic Violence Victims Even Against Victims’ Wishes
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