I recently won my first motion for judgment during a modification for visitation hearing. It wasn’t the win that had me on cloud nine — it was my client’s level of gratitude. Her appreciation is why I work for Legal ...

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OAKLAND — A registered sex offender has been convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the slaying of a young couple in a hobo camp in Oakland. Forty-six-year-old Jeffrey Minnick entered an Alford plea to the charges Wednesday. An ...

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It was 1:30 p.m. on a Tuesday when the judge took the bench for the incarcerable traffic docket. The doors had opened a half-hour earlier to allow the witnesses to check in. These cases are officer-driven; generally, the officer makes ...

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I woke up early on Monday morning to paint my face for court. I wore a tuxedo suit from Brooks Brothers, a crisp, white, collared shirt and glossy, red lipstick. At 8:30 a.m. the audience filtered in to the benched ...

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Negligence Premises liability BOTTOM LINE: The circuit court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant bar owners and managers, where patron who suffered injuries in a barroom brawl presented sufficient evidence to sustain a premises liability negligence claim. CASE: Troxel v. ...

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I rooted myself at the dining room table and attempted to chip away at the next day’s 8:30 a.m criminal docket. The dockets in Rockville’s district court are always heavier than in Silver Spring’s. The types of crimes vary with ...

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The courtroom opens at 8:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. criminal docket. The public defenders check in around 8:15 a.m., at which point the state extends plea offers. Although the PDs play for the other team, their challenges do not ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — The trial for a man accused of killing a fellow patient at a state mental hospital has been postponed until February after the defendant became ill. Jury selection was to begin Monday in Howard County Circuit Court ...

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