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House panel weighs bill to strip spousal privilege from post-crime weddings
The protection criminal defendants have against their spouses testifying against them would not apply in cases when the wedding occurred after the alleged crime was committed, under legislation the House […]
Md. House strips spousal privilege from post-crime weddings
The protection criminal defendants have against their spouses testifying against them would not apply in cases when the wedding occurred after the alleged crime was committed, under legislation the House […]
Md. bill would strip spousal privilege from post-crime weddings
The protection criminal defendants have against their spouses testifying against them would not apply in cases when the wedding occurred after the alleged crime was committed under legislation the House […]
Md. high court: Defense’s victim-blaming opening cannot be rebutted
A defense attorney’s opening statement blaming the victim of a violent crime does not “open the door” for the prosecutor to present evidence of the victim’s peaceful demeanor, Maryland’s top […]
Failure to disclose pretrial ID yields murder conviction reversal
Maryland prosecutors need not tell defense attorneys when a state’s witness has identified a co-defendant before trial – unless that identification would assuredly incriminate the defendant, a divided Maryland high […]
Md. Court of Appeals: Plea agreement does not impact illegal sentence correction
A circuit court can properly use its revisory power to add probation to a partially-suspended life sentence so that it would not be an illegal term — even when the sentence came […]
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Familiar criminal law, procedure bills had mixed results in 2017 session
Bills affecting evidence in sexual assault trials, opioid distribution charges, shielding of criminal records and the enforcement powers of the Office of the Comptroller all returned to the General Assembly […]
TIFFANY BLOODSWORTH v. STATE OF MARYLAND
1. Was appellant’s jury trial waiver knowing and voluntary? 2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion when it refused to allow appellant to call a defense witness who was not timely disclosed?
DEAN ROY THOMAS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
The Dzikowski opinion, which found that open discovery was not a substitute for a bill of particulars, did not apply retroactively to appellant, whose convictions were affirmed a month before Dzikowski was decided.
ALVIN WRIGHT v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the circuit court err in admitting hearsay testimony from a forensic nurse and from a redacted medical report, and in permitting the State to elicit from the forensic nurse her opinion as to whether her findings were consistent with what the victim told her?
TUAN MINH PHAM v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Pham’s sentence for violation of a protective order by possession of a firearm must merge into his sentence for possession of a regulated firearm. We shall affirm in all other respects.
RAYMOND TRAVIS LARSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Did the trial court err by determining that Larson did not have a meritorious reason to discharge counsel prior to hearing Larson’s reasons for the request?
