http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/ Published by Silverman|Thompson|Slutkin|White en-us 2008-11-04T09:56:15-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/11/can_the_police_stop_a_person_b_1.html The answer to the question is no. In fact the answer is that the police may not stop a person based on an anonymous tip in any state in the country because the law on this issue comes from a... Brian G. Thompson 2008-11-04T09:56:15-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/in_maryland_can_a_16_or_17_yea.html The answer to the question is yes, in Maryland a 16 or 17 year old can be charged as an adult. In fact if the if it is alleged that the juvenile committed the robbery with a dangerous and deadly... Brian G. Thompson 2008-10-31T13:23:23-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/what_is_the_age_of_consent_in_1.html Maryland Criminal Attorney- This is a legal question that I am asked quite often, mostly by young men. The answer to the question is contained in the trite but partly true expression that "15 will get you 20". Indeed the... Sexual Child Abuse Brian G. Thompson 2008-10-29T16:28:06-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/probation_before_judgement_a_p.html The Probation Before Judgement Statute, Criminal Procedure 6-220, was updated several years ago to allow a person to be sentenced to a period of incarceration as a condition of the Probation Before Judgement. Why you ask, would a Maryland Criminal... Sentencing Brian G. Thompson 2008-10-21T18:12:31-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/beware_the_federal_safety_valve.html Many federal criminal defense attorneys are not aware of the pitfalls of the federal safety valve provisions. Persons charged with federal drug crimes need to retain an experienced criminal attorney familiar with all aspects of federal criminal law. An inexperienced... Federal Criminal Defense Andrew C. White 2008-10-19T21:07:24-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/history_of_maryland_sex_ofender_registry_laws_.html In 1994 New Jersey became one of the first states to implement sex offender registry and notification laws. New Jersey enacted what became known as “Megan’s Law,” or the Sex Offender Registration Act, in response to a brutal sexual assault... Sexual Child Abuse Steven D. Silverman 2008-10-17T12:58:14-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/obtaining_social_service_records_in_child_abuse_cases.html Many Marylanders are often wrongly accused of child abuse. Police and prosecutors are often too quick to rush to judgment and fail to do a complete investigation. In several cases, I have been able to exonerate innocent defendants by obtaining... Child Abuse Steven D. Silverman 2008-10-17T12:15:53-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/discussion_of_the_use_of_extrinsic_evidence_to_impeach_a_confidential_informant_in_a_federal_criminal_case.html In federal criminal cases, defense attorneys may use extrinsic evidence to show a witness’ bias, but you may not use is to impeach by showing a specific instance of conduct. FRE 608(b) states: Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness... Federal Criminal Defense Steven D. Silverman 2008-10-17T11:57:38-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/bail_in_maryland_criminal_case.html As a Maryland Criminal Attorney I am often required to deal with issues involving bail. In fact I spoke with a women first thing this morning whose daughter was locked up on a $25,000 bail and charged with Armed... Bail Brian G. Thompson 2008-10-15T17:32:10-05:00 http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2008/10/maryland_criminal_attorney_on_2.html Maryland Criminal Attorney- Baltimore Criminal Lawyer I represented a defendant this afternoon in Prince Georges County District Court who was charged both with acting as a home improvement contractor without a license and failure to perform a home improvement contract... Home Improvement Violations Brian G. Thompson 2008-10-14T18:07:10-05:00