November 25, 2018
Comments Off on Lawsuit alleges unlicensed bail bond company filed, collected judgments
A proposed class-action suit filed in Baltimore Tuesday seeks to collect damages against a bail bond company and its agents whom the plaintiffs say used Maryland courts to obtain judgments under an unlicensed trade name. The suit names 4 Aces Bail ...
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April 4, 2017
Comments Off on Muse defends support for bail system amid editorial criticism
The chief sponsor of legislation to preserve the current bail system denounces insinuation that his support was bought by the bail-bonds industry.
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Read More »Appellant contends that, because the charges against Smith were entered nolle prosequi on December 11, 2013 -- after the petition for remission was denied, and an appeal filed -- the circuit court should have granted Financial Casualty’s petition for remission according to Maryland Rule 4-217.
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April 3, 2014
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A Maryland Court of Appeals ruling will end initial appearances before court commissioners.
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March 5, 2014
Comments Off on Maryland sells $736.8M in bonds
The Board of Public Works on Wednesday sold general obligation bonds valued at more than $736.8 million.
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December 12, 2013
Comments Off on Task force urges end to cash bail, bonds
Maryland’s bail-bond system could be replaced by a three-tiered pretrial risk assessment program under a set of recommendations made Thursday by a task force appointed to look at ways to reform the bail review system.
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October 24, 2013
Comments Off on Bail bondsmen win appeal on deportations
Bail bondsmen are entitled to get their money back when a criminal defendant misses trial due to deportation — even when they know the person was in the United States illegally and could be deported, Maryland’s top court has unanimously ruled.
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December 17, 2010
Comments Off on Top 5: ‘It’s another step in getting this horrific experience behind us’
The Daily Record’s top stories this week were led by our legal affairs reporters, and included several cases. One article told the story of a school aide who contracted the HIV virus after being bitten by a student; another dealt ...
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