In our last couple posts, we spoke briefly about a recent Supreme Court case which held that an officerâs reasonable mistake of law does not destroy probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Here we want to look at one possible strategy in criminal defense when it is...
In our last post, we began writing about the legality of police searches and seizures, particularly in cases where officers make a mistake of fact or law. As we noted, it is well-established that reasonable mistakes of fact do not vitiate an officerâs reasonable...
The legality of police searches and seizures is an important issue in the area of criminal defense. As Baltimore residents know, one of the basic duties of police officers is to seek out criminal activity and hold offenders accountable. In going about their work,...
There are multiple types of child pornography charges here in Maryland. Two main ones are possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Whether a person who has been accused of child pornography crimes is facing distribution charges rather...
Drug charges are bad enough on their own, but when they rise up to the federal level, things can get really ugly. Federal drug crimes are often pursued vigorously by prosecutors, and they will employ all sorts of tactics to get an individual to accept some form of...
Every Baltimore resident knows Cal Ripken Jr., the legendary third basemen for the Baltimore Orioles who owns the record for consecutive games played in Major League Baseball. Well, Ripken is still involved with baseball, and he is also putting his support in a...
Incarcerating younger people has always been somewhat controversial, but if it didn't already rub you the wrong way, a new report found that incarcerating juveniles for offenses they commit -- including even non-violent offenses -- can cost up to $148,767 per year per...
A two-month investigation into an alleged drug crew has resulted in 16 indictments. 15 of these were related to the distribution of heroin and the remaining charge was for murder. For the people accused of these serious crimes, there will be some sleepless nights...
Sexually-based crimes are inherently difficult crimes to talk about. There's a certain unpleasantness to the whole idea of a sexually-based crime that separates it from other offenses. Inherent to the whole conversation is that someone allegedly violated another...
You may think that if you happened to be pulled over under the suspicion of driving under the influence that your strategy of refusing a breath test is perfect. How could the police beat that? You have the right, or so you think, to refuse it so what could they...
