COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS Contracts, Tolling during arbitration: Unless specified by the parties, a contract containing an arbitration clause does not toll the statute of limitations on a claim for breach, nor does it affect the time at which the ...

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Criminal Law Rights under Confrontation Clause BOTTOM LINE: A miscellaneous agreement in which the co-defendant’s sentence would be capped in return for dropping his jury trial demand was a violation of the defendant’s rights under Confrontation Clause. CASE: Morris v. ...

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As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, an unfortunate consequence of the festive holiday is drunken-driving arrests. As attorneys, we know how serious the consequences of a DWI/DUI conviction can be — suspension of license, fines, probation, a stain on your record, ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Criminal Law, Weapons possession: Defendant’s constitutional challenge to CL §4-203(a)(1)(i), which prohibits wearing, carrying or transporting a handgun without a permit and outside of one’s home, was rejected because the statute is outside of the scope ...

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Criminal Law Weapons possession BOTTOM LINE: Defendant’s constitutional challenge to CL §4-203(a)(1)(i), which prohibits wearing, carrying or transporting a handgun without a permit and outside of one’s home, was rejected because the statute is outside of the scope of the ...

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It took 20 pages for the U.S Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit to decide that convicted murderer Kevin Singer was not allowed to play Dungeons & Dragons in prison because it could lead to gang activity. (Sidenote:  I ...

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I had the privilege last week of carrying the briefcase for my senior partner, Bruce Plaxen. In a Prince George’s County trial we represented a woman who was injured when an undercover police car, driven by an off-duty police officer, ...

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The best advice I received in law school came from a professor who gave me my lowest grade, a C. The course, New York Criminal Practice, was a one-credit course that did not get the attention it deserved from me. ...

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Many parts of the law, especially criminal and tort law, have their roots in our communal values. It goes without saying that most of us believe that people should not harm each other, that we should respect each other’s lives, ...

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Over the course of the last year, several instances of animal cruelty cases have occurred in and around Baltimore. Many of you may recall the young pit bull terrier that was doused with gasoline and set on fire in broad ...

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