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Police crack 2006 Salisbury homicide cold case with indictment of MD inmate
Police have cracked a Salisbury homicide cold case that dates back to 2006 with the indictment of a prison inmate in Western Maryland.
Supreme Court declines Frederick killer’s cold case appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a convicted rapist and murderer’s argument that his constitutional right to due process was violated during the 20-year span between the […]
Frosh urges justices to decline Frederick killer’s cold case appeal
Maryland’s attorney general has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a convicted rapist and murderer’s argument that his constitutional right to due process was violated during the 20-year […]
Out-of-state defense lawyers urge justices to hear Frederick killer’s appeal
In an appeal pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, criminal defense attorneys from outside the state have assailed Maryland’s “rigid” rule enabling prosecutors to prosecute cold cases so long as the prosecution’s delay in securing an indictment was not designed to give the state a tactical advantage over the defendant.
Supreme Court shows interest in Frederick killer’s appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has shown interest in hearing the appeal of a convicted rapist and murderer who says his constitutional right to due process was violated during the 20-year […]
Frederick killer appeals cold case conviction to Supreme Court
A convicted rapist and murderer has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction, saying his constitutional right to due process was violated during the 20-year span […]
Defense lawyers oppose jury trials resuming
Welcome to Monday the 67th anniversary of the Supreme Court upholding the District of Columbia’s criminal prohibition on restaurant’s refusing to serve black customers. Here are some news items to […]
Md. appeals court upholds cold-case murder, rape convictions
A convicted rapist and murderer’s due process rights were not violated by the 20-year span between the brutal slaying of a teenage girl in Frederick and his indictment and conviction, […]
Prosecutors drop cases against Trump inauguration protesters
Welcome to Monday, the 385th anniversary of the formal founding of the Maryland colony. Happy Maryland Day! Here are some news items to get your week started: — Prosecutors drop […]
Kavanaugh fallout? T’aint necessarily so
Damage from Kavanaugh's confirmation fight leads news items including ethnic profiling, judicial insensitivity and new DNA in a decades-old Texas killing.
California inmates can purchase better digs, L.A. Times reports
Jail-cell upgrades leads news summary including marijuana, legal services and a Texas cold case.
Man faces murder charge in cold case of his missing Md. stepson
SAN DIEGO — The stepfather of a 2-year-old Maryland boy who disappeared in San Diego 14 years ago has been arrested in North Carolina and faces a murder charge, […]
