In our last post, we mentioned that federal prosecutors are currently considering the possibility of charging General Motors under federal mail and wire fraud statutes for misleading consumers concerning a product defect. As we noted, mail and wire fraud statutes do...
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GM may be facing criminal charges for misleading consumers
Readers have probably all heard about the trouble General Motors Co. is currently going through in connection with product defect issues, specifically ignition switch failures in some of its models. The defect has been connected to over 100 fatalities. While the...
Police officer mistakes and available remedies, P.3
In previous posts, we spoke about violations of constitutional rights during criminal investigations and remedies available to those subjected to police misconduct. As we noted, civil rights litigation is one remedy available in some cases, and suppression of evidence...
Police officer mistakes and available remedies, P.2
In our last post, we spoke about a recent case in which a Baltimore officer was accused of false arrest. As we mentioned, it is important for those who believe they have been mistreated by a police officer to work with an experienced attorney to determine what...
Police officer mistakes and available remedies
One of the points we speak about on this blog fairly frequently is that police officers can and do make mistakes while conducting criminal investigations. In some cases, the mistakes are a matter of not having all the information. In other cases, officers make...
Mistakes of law and mistakes of fact in criminal investigations, P.2
In our last post, we began exploring the issue of mistakes of law and mistakes of fact in criminal investigations, connecting our discussion to the Freddie Gray case. As we’ve mentioned, officers were under the mistaken belief that the knife Gray had been carrying was...
Law enforcement and the need to balance public safety with constitutional rights, P.2
In our last post, we began speaking about an important issue in large cities across the United States: how can police balance public safety with respecting the constitutional rights of citizens? The question is a very important one for law enforcement agencies to...
Law enforcement and the need to balance public safety with constitutional rights
It is not news to our readers that there is a significant degree of tension at present between law enforcement and the black community. Aside from the obvious racial issues, it is clear that there is a problem in many places with balancing the tension between crime...
Governor Hogan vetoes important criminal law reforms, P.2
In our last post, we began speaking about Governor Hogan’s recent veto of two criminal reform bills. As we mentioned, one of those bills would have extended decriminialization to both smoking marijuana in public and possessing marijuana-related paraphernalia. Hogan’s...
Governor Hogan vetoes important criminal law reforms, P.1
Reform of criminal law is an important issue nowadays at both the state and federal level. This is particularly the case when it comes to certain drug crimes and the asset forfeiture process. Here in Maryland, legislative proposals in both of these areas have recently...