A criminal defendant cannot receive a fair jury trial when a bailiff wears a face mask emblazoned with the pro-police “thin blue line” flag during the court proceeding, a defense attorney told Maryland’s top court.

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Maryland’s top court will weigh if defendant’s right to a fair trial is inherently violated by a bailiff wearing a "thin blue line" face mask in the courtroom.

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Judges oppose Gov. Larry Hogan’s call for a bill requiring that a commission compile the sentences each circuit court judge renders against violent criminals.

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The Supreme Court declined to consider if a prosecutor was obligated to tell the jury or merely defense counsel that the state’s star witness falsely testified.

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A criminal defendant’s right to an unbiased jury is not necessarily violated by the courtroom presence of a bailiff wearing a face mask emblazoned with the pro-police “thin blue line” flag during trial, Maryland’s second-highest court ruled Wednesday in upholding ...

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A judge violated a convict's rights by denying his request to have his mother testify and to prepare a report before sentencing, Maryland’s top court ruled.

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Defendants need not know they were wearing, carrying or transporting a handgun to be found guilty of the crime, Maryland’s high court unanimously rules.

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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 brutal slaying of a teenage girl in Frederick and his ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a former Silver Spring elementary school teacher’s argument that his conviction for having sexually abused students should be overturned because the trial judge refused to allow testimony regarding his appropriate behavior ...

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A former Silver Spring elementary school teacher convicted of having sexually abused students has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction, saying testimony regarding his appropriate behavior toward pupils should have been permitted at trial. In ...

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