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Md. high court validates alternate juror at deliberations
An alternate juror‘s silent attendance during jury deliberations does not generally violate a defendant’s constitutional right to a fair trial, Maryland’s top court ruled Wednesday in upholding an attempted-first-degree-murder conviction […]
Supreme Court reinstates former Baltimore officer’s murder conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a former Baltimore police sergeant’s murder conviction and life sentence in the shooting death of his mistress in 1993 while still on the force.
Would-be gun owners need “good reason” in D.C.
Gun-permit applicants need "good reason" leads news summary that includes a videotape that should have been shown, a new beer-transport law and law schools starting law firms.
William Nathaniel Johnson v. State of Maryland
Whether the post-conviction court erred in concluding that trial counsel did not provide constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to present evidence that the victim was coached.
