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Hairstyle change can show consciousness of guilt, Md. high court says
A suspect’s substantial alteration of his or her hairstyle after the crime could constitute destruction or concealment of evidence and indicate to the jury the defendant’s consciousness of guilt, Maryland’s top court unanimously ruled Thursday in upholding a man’s first-degree murder conviction. In its 7-0 decision, the Court of Appeals rejected Robert Rainey’s argument through […[...]
MD high court considers: Can cutting dreadlocks be destruction of evidence?
Attorneys battled before Maryland’s top court over whether a suspect’s substantial alteration of hairstyle after the crime could constitute destruction of evidence.
Maryland high court to weigh if hairstyle change can be destruction of evidence
Maryland’s top court will consider whether a criminal suspect’s substantial alteration of their hairstyle after the crime could constitute destruction of evidence.
Changing hairdos can be destruction of evidence, Maryland appeals court says
Criminal suspects might be trying to “destroy evidence” when they substantially alter their hairstyle after the crime, Maryland's second-highest court says.
