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.

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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.

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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.

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This expectation of jurors has been dubbed the “CSI effect” in recognition of the popular show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."

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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 applies to criminal convictions reached before the high court issued ...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined a request from counsel for more than 1,000 homebuyers that it revive their class-action lawsuit alleging they were harmed by an undisclosed kickback scheme between their Clarksville-based real estate agency and a Columbia ...

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