JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Jared Ramos, the man accused of killing 5 people at the offices of the Maryland Capital Gazette in 2018 was sentenced Tuesday to 5 life sentences without parole, plus 345 years. ” The post Man accused of Maryland Capital Gazette shooting receives multiple life sentences appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

AUGUST 15, 2023

On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed a challenge to a Maryland public school support plan for transgender and gender-nonconforming students that does not require the consent of the student’s parents. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Maryland at Greenbelt.

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

On Tuesday, Adnan Syed and the State of Maryland filed a Joint Petition for Post Conviction DNA Testing. Prior DNA Testing On March 29, 2018, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (Maryland's intermediate appellate. So, what does this mean?

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JURIST

AUGUST 25, 2023

A Maryland federal judge denied Thursday a parents’ request to have their children “opt-out’ of education on LGBTQ+ history and topics. ” The parents also brought claims under Maryland law. In Mahmoud v.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 2, 2021

They say* the only thing rarer than steak tartare is a prosecutor being disciplined for failing to disclose material exculpatory evidence pursuant to Brady v. But the case of Glenn Kurtzrock is an exception. A petition, filed by the.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

According to a newspaper article headlined, “Police expert lied about credentials,” by Jennifer McMenamin, published 9 March 2007, in the Baltimore Sun, Kopera claimed in court to have degrees that he had not earned in fact. Kopera testified frequently that.

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JURIST

AUGUST 25, 2024

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland’s handgun licensing law requiring that gun owners first go through firearms training and pass a background check. ” Maryland law requires prospective gun owners to complete at least four hours of training and pay a $50 fee. .”

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LegalReader

JULY 14, 2021

Joel William Hammond, 35, of Essex, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 28 grams of cocaine.

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Should a defendant's rap lyrics be admissible against him at a murder or attempted murder trial? After a New Jersey court found that Vonte Skinner's rap lyrics were admissible against him at his attempted murder trial, I wrote an essay,

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

In 2014, the Maryland General Assembly decriminalized possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana. So, in Maryland, should the smell of marijuana alone provide reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop? That was the question of first impression addressed.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 21, 2024

” The post “Maryland defends handgun law at Fourth Circuit en banc session; Lawyers representing a gun rights organization argue Maryland creates an unfair hurdle for law-abiding citizens seeking to purchase handgun” appeared first on How Appealing.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 11, 2024

“Federal court agrees to reconsider ruling finding Maryland law requiring handgun licenses unconstitutional”: Alex Mann of The Baltimore Sun has this report. Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “ US appeals court to reconsider Maryland handgun licensure law.” ” And William J.

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2023

The post Maryland Cops Can’t Seem To Understand Why Marijuana Legalization Means They Can’t Search Cars Just Because They Smell Marijuana appeared first on Above the Law. Duh, you smelled something legal.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Similar to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(a)(2)(C), Maryland Rule of Evidence 5-404(a)(2)(C) provides that In a homicide case, the prosecutor may offer evidence of the alleged victim's trait of peacefulness to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 16, 2024

appeals court to consider Maryland assault weapons ban; 4th Circuit to hear three Second Amendment cases en banc in March; Cases include two challenges to Maryland gun control laws”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. “Full U.S. The post “Full U.S. The post “Full U.S.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 23, 2024

“Federal appeals court upholds local gun safety pamphlet law in Maryland”: Brian Witte of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. The post “Federal appeals court upholds local gun safety pamphlet law in Maryland” appeared first on How Appealing.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Voters approved recreational marijuana in Maryland and Missouri while Arkansas and North Dakota voters rejected legalization proposals, reports Andrew DeMedillo for the Associated Press. Maryland will also make changes in criminal law and create automatic expungements of past marijuana possession convictions.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Lawyers who are members of the Maryland State Bar Association can now get free access to trust accounting and billing software, through a partnership between the bar and the law practice management company Smokeball. Under the partnership, all 18,000 members of the MSBA, which is a voluntary state bar, can sign up for free access […]

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

Maryland and Virginia in a spree of gun violence preceded by months of random attacks in states across the country. 26, an appeals court in Maryland determined that shooter Lee Malvo, who was 17 years old when the attacks were committed, must be resentenced, CNN reports. Twenty years ago, the D.C.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo seeks new sentencing hearing in Maryland; Malvo was sentenced to 10 life terms in Maryland and Virginia for the 2002 attacks”: Paul Duggan of The Washington Post has this report.

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The Crime Report

MAY 24, 2021

Maryland, and Virginia saw dramatic increases in opioid-related deaths as clinics struggled to meet the challenges of isolating during the coronavirus pandemic and the still-growing prevalence of the deadly synthetic fentanyl, reports the Washington Post. percent increase from 2019; in Maryland, the number of deaths involving fentanyl was 93.1

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 29, 2024

“Adnan Syed’s fate in hands of Maryland Supreme Court as clock winds down”: Tim Prudente of The Baltimore Banner has this report.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“Ruling striking down Maryland handgun law on hold while governor appeals”: Rachel Weiner of The Washington Post has this report. The post “Ruling striking down Maryland handgun law on hold while governor appeals” appeared first on How Appealing.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A Maryland law requiring those who want handguns to wait up to 30 days for a “handgun qualification license” violates the Second Amendment, a federal…

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A strict curfew for teens and children was issued on Monday by police and local authorities in a Maryland county close to Washington, D.C., Prince George’s County, Maryland, will enforce a curfew for unaccompanied minors under the age of 17 from 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and from 11:59 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Oral arguments in the Adnan Syed/Hae Min Lee case are right around the corner (October 5th) in the Supreme Court of Maryland. The case has been dissected and analyzed all across the media, so much so that it gets difficult.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report. The post “Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar” appeared first on How Appealing.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

Judiciary reports show authorities in Maryland had never used a social media or app wiretap until 2018, when four such wiretaps were obtained. The Harford case, authorized by a Circuit Court judge in February 2020, was one of only nine social media or digital app wiretaps applied for by authorities in Maryland last year.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 17, 2022

“Chief judges sworn in for Maryland appellate courts, one making history”: Baltimore’s WBAL-TV 11 News has this report.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The program, which offers individuals who participate in low-level crime related to mental health and substance use challenges the opportunity to be diverted to human services instead of entering the criminal justice system, now has nine fully operational sites throughout Maryland.

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to a Maryland school district’s gender identity policy, which parents are alleging violates their rights. This case comes not long after Maryland parents were denied the right to request to have their children opt out of education on LGBTQ+ history and topics.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A cyberattack that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has described as not as crippling as initially feared has impeded the state’s health department from releasing coronavirus case rates for a ninth straight day while department employees remained unable to access their computers or many portions of the agency’s network, reports the Washington Post.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 5, 2021

“Appellate judges uphold Maryland beach town’s topless ban”: Matthew Barakat of The Associated Press has this report. ” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 31, 2024

In yesterday's post on the Adnan Syed case, I noted that the court ruled that (1) the notice given to Hae's family was not reasonable; (2) Hae's family had the right to attend in person; and (3) Hae's family has.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Maryland State Police (MSP) troopers Matin Dunlap, Byron Tribue and Analisse Diaz have filed a class-action lawsuit against the department, alleging racial discrimination against its officers of color and seeking compensation for loss of income and emotional distress, reports Jonathan Franklin for NPR.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

Maryland, 482 U.S. In its 1987 opinion in Booth v. 496 (1987), the Supreme Court "conclude[d] that the introduction of a [victim impact statement] at the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial violates the Eighth Amendment." Four year later,

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

The FBI has arrested a Maryland state trooper for allegedly selling information on a police investigation to a subject of that investigation, Darcy Costello reports for the Baltimore Sun. The wiretap info was a ruse, planted within Riggs’ team to identify the leaker.

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