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Md. high court will weigh if Brady violation warrants dismissal of charges
Maryland's high court will consider when the prosecution’s willful failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of criminal charges.
Dismissal of charges last resort for Brady violations, Md. appeals court says
Maryland's failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of charges only when a new and fair trial is impossible, appeals court says.
Maryland high court disbars former Harford state’s attorney
A unanimous Maryland high court Friday disbarred retired Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly for having withheld a potentially exculpatory report from the defense in a decades-old murder case […]
Ex-prosecutor Cassilly defends himself against ethics charges
Facing potential disbarment, retired Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly defended himself Thursday before Maryland’s top court against Attorney Grievance Commission allegations that he withheld a potentially exculpatory report […]
Bar counsel presses for former State’s Attorney Cassilly’s disbarment
The Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission will continue to press for retired Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly’s disbarment after a judge recommended he be merely reprimanded for having withheld […]
Judge finds ex-prosecutor Cassilly withheld evidence, misled court
Then-Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly withheld a potentially exculpatory report from defense counsel in a long-running first-degree murder case and then misled the post-conviction court about its existence, […]
Ex-prosecutor Cassilly withheld evidence, misled court, says bar counsel
Then-Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly withheld a potentially exculpatory report from defense counsel in a long-running first-degree murder case and then misled the post-conviction court about its existence, […]
Convicted murderer deserves hearing for new trial, Md. high court holds
A convicted first-degree murderer will have the chance for a new trial after Maryland’s top court Tuesday unanimously ruled he deserves a hearing on his claim that evidence found after […]
