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  • Supreme Court Rules Unanimously that Police may not Place GPS Tracking Device on Vehicle without a Search Warrant.
  • Possession of Marijuana Client Successfully Defended After Illegal Search Incident to Arrest
  • Domestic Assault Defendants Very Poorly Represented
  • Jerry Sandusky's Lawyer Drops the Ball: All Doubt Removed
  • Defendant with 9 Ounces of Cocaine and no Defense gets Probation
  • Violation of Probation Dismissed on Speedy Trial Grounds
  • Felony Marijuana Case Successfully Defended
  • CDS Possesion Case Successfully Defended
  • STSW WINS RARE MOTION TO DISMISS FELONY INDICMENT
  • Domestic Violence Defendant Found Not Guilty
  • CASTLE DOCTRINE – Invited Guests vs. Uninvited Trespassers
  • Spousal Privilege in the Context of a Maryland Criminal Case
  • Sex Offender Facing Five Year Sentence Gets Four Weekends
  • STSW Partner Andy White and Associate Erin Murphy Gain Major Victory in Baltimore City Circuit Court – Not guilty verdict on all counts lodged against STSW client facing multiple felony handgun charges
  • FAMILY MATTERS!!! FEDERAL WHITE COLLAR FRAUD SENTENCES CAN BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED BY FOCUSING ON THE IMPACT ON A CLIENT’S FAMILY
  • Defendant Charged with Assault on Police Officer Found Not Guilty
  • Does a Routine Bounced Check Constitute Federal Bank Fraud?
  • What type of “insider trading” is prohibited by the CFTC within the commodities and futures markets?
  • Child Abuse Defendant Railroaded into Plea by Outrageous Bail Ruling
  • Felony CDS Defendant Ineligible for Probation Before Judgment
  • Habeas Corpus Bail Reviews
  • Juvenile Rehabilitation v. Adult Punishment: A Real Life Case Study
  • Maryland Sexual Offenders Registration Law Changes Causing Retroactive Reporting Requirements - Is this Legal?
  • Sexual Assault - Wrongfully Accused Client Successfully Defended
  • Circuit Court Judge Rules Defendants Have Right to Counsel Before Commissioner
  • Juvenile Waiver Hearings in Maryland Are a Critical Stage in the Proceedings
  • Civil and Criminal Liability for Selling Unregistered Securities in Maryland
  • Domestic Violence Case Illustrates the Importance of Choosing the Right Lawyer
  • Domestic Violence Assault Successfully Defended in Baltimore County District Court
  • Criminal Prosecution of Vulnerable Adults in Maryland
  • CDS Possession Case Successfully Defended
  • Bail Review Habeus Corpus Petition
  • Is Hearsay is Still Admissible in Maryland if the Identify of the Declarant is Unknown?
  • Double Counting and the Federal Sentencing Guidlines
  • Summary of Dillard v. State Decided by the Maryland Court of Appeals on August 25, 2010
  • George Hugely's Emails Have Significant Evidentiary Value
  • Federal Drug Case Motion to Suppress
  • Drake v. State: Court of Appeals Ruling on Voire Dire
  • Supreme Court Narrows Miranda Ruling
  • On Appeal, Firm Frees Defendant Serving 10 Year Sentence
  • Maryland Court of Special Appeals Vacates First Degree Murder Conviction
  • Supreme Court Rules Life without Parole Sentence For Juvenile Offender Violates Eighth Amendment Prohibition Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  • Circuit Court Guilty Plea Qualification by Attorney
  • Attempted First Degree Murder Charges Dropped After Typical Case of Overcharging by the Baltimore City Police
  • Date Rape Charges Dropped Against Baltimore College Student
  • Huguely Attacked Another Student in Sleep, Defense of "Accident" Loses All Credibility
  • Huguely Defense of "Accident" Appears More Ridiculous in Light of Newly Disclosed Run-Ins with the Law
  • Federal Wiretap Criminal Defense-Suppression of the Evidence
  • Legal Analysis of the Botched Early Defense of George Huguely
  • Court of Appeals Weighs in On Miranda
  • Baltimore County Police have new Tacitc in Handgun Prosecution Cases
  • Child Pornography Distribution - Lime Wire and Similar File Sharing Programs
  • Maryland Cell Phone Ban, A Secondary Offense for How Long?
  • Client Successfully Defended in Manufacturing a Controlled Dangerous Substance Case in Baltimore County Circuit Court
  • Suppression Hearings - Make Sure you have a Plan B in the Event that the Motion is Denied
  • Strip Searches - When Are The Police Allowed to Conduct a Strip Search
  • Assault/Sex Offense Sex Successfully Resolved
  • Narcotics Distribution Repeat Offender's Case Successfully Resolved with Health General Exception to Mandatory Sentence
  • Couple successfully defended in perverted practices/assault on police case in Baltimore County
  • Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Convicted of Fraudulent Misappropriation
  • YOU CAN FIGHT THE REVOCATION OF A SECURITY CLEARANCE !!!!
  • Child Abuse First Offender Gets Six Years - Was She Properly Defended?
  • Trafficking Narcotics With a Firearm - What Must the State Prove and What are the Penalties?
  • ATTACK THE CAREER OFFENDER LABEL !!!
  • Carroll County Maryland Assault Case Demonstrates Need to Win the Race to the Courthouse
  • Client Successfully Defended on Child Abuse Assault Case in Prince Georges County Maryland
  • Domestic Violence Defendant Successfully Defended With Constitutional Defense
  • Maryland Criminal Attorney Successfully Defends Client in Domestic Assault
  • DOJ Eliminates Crack Cocaine Disparity!!!
  • Man Chargd with Possession With Intent to Distribute Own Prescriptions
  • Are Police Really Looking to Make Progress in the War on Drugs or Just Stats to furhter their own careers?
  • Was the Professor Gates Sgt. Crowley Affair as Case of Racial Profiling or Just a Standard Contempt of Cop Case?
  • First Offender Represents Herself in Witness Intimidation Case and Goes to Jail
  • Racial Profiling Still Happening in the US According to ACLU
  • Federal Crack & Powder Cocaine Guidelines Disparity is Gone!!
  • Defendant Charged with Possession of Prescription Medications Successfully Defended on Appeal In Baltimore County Maryland
  • Drug Possession Case Successfully Defended in Baltimore County District Court - Evidence Suppressed
  • Franks Hearing is Key to Attacking Search Warrant
  • Federal Criminal Sentences in the Fourth Circuit
  • Federal Criminal Defense-Sentencing Factors
  • Expungment - What can and can't be expunged from one's record in Maryland
  • Domestic Violence Assault Cases - Strangulation
  • Craig's List prositution case successfully resolved
  • Solicitation of a Minor on Internet for Sexual Activity
  • Can a Parent be held financially responsible for the criminal acts of a minor?
  • Term Differences Between Adult and Juvenile Criminal Court in Maryland
  • What Criminal Cases are Heard in Maryland's Juvenile Court?
  • Is Legal for to Conduct a Strip Search After Arrest on Traffic Charges?
  • Are the Maryland MTA Police Engaging in Illegal Racial Profiling?
  • Do NOT be Afraid of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines!!!
  • Suppressing an Eyewitness Identification
  • Michael Phelps Bong Photo Leads to Eight Arrests
  • Standard for Strip Searches Incident to Arrests in Maryland
  • Is Life Without Parole Sentence for 13 Year Old Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
  • Can the State prosecute a domestic violence assault case without the victim in Maryland
  • How widespread is police brutality or excessive force
  • What are the elements of theft in Maryland
  • Do I need to Register When Moving to Maryland?
  • Is Trademark Counterfeiting a Felony Under Maryland Law
  • What is "constructive possession" of a handgun or a controlled dangerous substance?
  • Can a police officer pull a vehicle over for having an inoperative center brake light in Maryland?
  • Be Aggressive in Booker Re-sentencings!!!
  • Can the police stop a person based on an anonymous tip in Maryland?
  • In Maryland, can a 16 or 17 year old be charged as an adult for the crime of robbery
  • What is the age of consent in Maryland for engaging in sexual conduct
  • Probation Before Judgement - a Positive Updating of the Statute
  • BEWARE THE FEDERAL SAFETY VALVE
  • History of Maryland Sex Offender Registry Laws
  • Obtaining Social Service Records in Child Abuse Cases
  • Discussion of the Use of Extrinsic Evidence to Impeach a Confidential Informant in a Federal Criminal Case
  • Bail in Maryland Criminal Cases
  • Maryland Criminal Attorney on Acting as a Home Improvement Contractor Without a License or Failing to Perform a Home Improvement Contract
  • Possession of Handguns and Other Weapons by Convicted Narcotics Felons
  • Towson University Student Charged With Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana
  • Overcharging in Baltimore County Narcotics Case - A Common Practice
  • Online Prescribing of Controlled Substances
  • JUDGES’ HANDS NO LONGER TIED IN FEDERAL SENTENCING
  • Downward Departure Framework in Federal Criminal Cases
  • Overview of Franks Hearings in Federal Criminal Cases
  • Wiretaps: Minimization of Wire Communications Required
  • Discussion of Insanity Defense in Maryland
  • Child Abuse and the Parental Discipline Privilege - Baltimore County Maryland Attorney Discusses Recent Case
  • Drug Asset Forfeiture under Maryland State Law - A Discussion By A Baltimore Criminal Attorney
  • Maryland Criminal Attorney discusses the frisk component of the Terry stop based upon reasonable articulable suspicion
  • Update of Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana Case involving Confidential Informant
  • Defendant charge with Domestic Violence Assault in Baltimore City Maryland is ordered to be held without bail
  • Baltimore Criminal Attorney Discusses Defense of Coercion and Duress also called The Necessity Defense
  • Mandatory Sentences in Maryland for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses
  • Preliminary Hearings in Maryland Criminal Cases
  • Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances and Confidential Informants
  • Confidential Informants - When the Government must disclose their identity?
  • Speedy Trial in the District Court of Maryland - Discussion by Baltimore Maryland Attorney
  • Probable cause to search in "second stop" case in Baltimore CIty Mary
  • Changes to the Maryland Criminal Discovery Rules (Rules 4-262, 4-263, and 4-301) Effective 7/1/2008
  • Illegal Search and Seizure and other Constitutional violations leading to Suppression of Evidence under Maryland Law
  • Federal Criminal Defense-United State v. Booker
  • Maryland Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Federal and Maryland State Child Pornography Laws
  • Possession of Handguns Under Maryland Law by Convicted Felons and Otherwise Disqualified Persons
  • Juvenile Causes in Maryland and the Jurisdiciton of the Court
  • Baltimore Drug Cases-Common Themes
  • Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney on Not Criminally Responsible or Insanity Pleas
  • Maryland Criminal Attorney on Extradition
  • Maryland Criminal Lawyer on Accessory Law
  • Court Imposes Probation in Federal Child pornography Case
  • Anne Arundel County Sexual Child Abuse Case

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