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Lawyer didn’t commit ‘obvious error’ on cell tower testimony, MD court rules
The Maryland Appellate Court upheld Lionel Lee Prince's 2018 conviction, ruling his counsel was not ineffective in objecting to cell tower data testimony.
MD Supreme Court broadens, clarifies criminal defendants’ appellate rights
The Maryland Supreme Court broadened the rights of criminal defendants on appeal and clarified defendants’ rights beyond the trial stage.
Lawyer who didn’t seek Baltimore officer’s disciplinary file was not ineffective, high court rules
A lawyer who failed to solicit disciplinary information about a Baltimore police officer did not provide ineffective assistance to his client in a 2012 drug case, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.
Md. high court will weigh constitutionality of bar on lawyer-client talk
Maryland’s top court will consider whether a defendant’s constitutional right to counsel is violated by a judge’s order that he or she refrain from speaking to his or her attorney during an overnight trial recess.
4th Circuit upholds attempted murder plea, rejects ineffective assistance claim
A man who pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the fiery mutilation of an Eastern Shore housemate lost a federal ineffective-assistance appeal.
Lawyers had no duty to object before CSI effect ruling, Md. high court says
Maryland’s top court excused lawyers who failed to object to judges telling jurors the state need not present DNA evidence to prove guilt before a 2010 ruling.
Md. high court weighs ‘CSI’ effect’s impact on ineffective-assistance claims
This expectation of jurors has been dubbed the “CSI effect” in recognition of the popular show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Md. high court will weigh if ‘CSI-effect’ rulings apply retroactively
The Maryland Court of Appeals will consider whether a general prohibition on judges telling prospective or sitting jurors that prosecutors need not present scientific evidence to prove a defendant’s guilt […]
Appeal of attempted murder case might be undone by Maryland governors’ lost say on parole
The stripping of Maryland governors from parole decisions on life-sentenced inmates might end the appeal of a man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
Justices decline appeal of Marylander facing deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the man's request to withdraw his no-contest plea to a sex offense that resulted in deportation proceedings against him.
Marylander facing deportation appeals to Supreme Court
Saying he got bad legal advice, a Mexican national living in Maryland urges justices to let him withdraw his no-contest plea to a sex offense.
Attempted killer appeals plea deal, cites ‘misadvice’ on Maryland governor’s role
A man who pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the beating and fiery mutilation of an Eastern Shore housemate has urged a federal appeals court to rescind his plea and 40-year prison sentence.
