Maryland public defenders voted Tuesday to unionize after a two-year effort.
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Read More »December 14, 2022 Comments Off on Maryland public defenders vote to join state workers’ union
Maryland public defenders voted Tuesday to unionize after a two-year effort.
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Read More »October 21, 2022 Comments Off on Office of the Public Defender 50th Anniversary Gala set for Nov. 1
The Maryland Office of the Public Defender 50th Anniversary Gala will be held Nov. 1.
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Read More »March 18, 2020 Comments Off on Baltimore prosecutors, defense, court work to reduce activity and decrease jail population
Criminal justice partners in Baltimore, which has the highest volume of criminal cases in the state, are working to reduce courthouse traffic, caseloads and the inmate population as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby told prosecutors ...
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Read More »February 24, 2020 Comments Off on Possible evidence theft at Salisbury PD prompts review of cases
The Maryland Office of the Public Defender announced Monday that it will launch an investigation into cases potentially affected by the recent announcement of possible thefts from the property room of the Salisbury Police Department. The department announced Feb. 14 ...
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Read More »March 11, 2018 Comments Off on Studies conclude cash bail down but reform still needed
Maryland’s new pretrial release rule dramatically decreased the use of cash bail but two recent independent studies concluded additional education and resources are needed. The Maryland Office of the Public Defender sent 64 volunteers to observe bail reviews in multiple ...
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Read More »March 30, 2017 Comments Off on Md. appeals court halts criminal trial to address internal affairs records spat
The Court of Special Appeals on Thursday temporarily stayed a Baltimore criminal trial so it can rule on a police officer’s motion to prohibit the defendant from questioning the officer about his internal affairs records. A Baltimore city judge ruled ...
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Read More »March 22, 2017 Comments Off on Baltimore prosecutors: Role in hearing on access to internal affairs files ‘proactive’
Criminal defense attorneys celebrated a victory for transparency this week as they were given permission by a Baltimore city judge to attempt to introduce internal affairs records for a police sergeant into evidence in their clients’ cases. But statements from ...
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Read More »March 21, 2017 Comments Off on Attorneys gain access to Baltimore police officer’s internal affairs records
Defense attorneys will seek to have evidence from more than 30 internal affairs records relating to a Baltimore police sergeant admitted in multiple criminal cases after a judge granted them access to the files last week. Attorneys for 20 defendants argued ...
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Read More »January 5, 2017 Comments Off on Program allows vacating of failure-to-appear warrants in Baltimore
Individuals who have active failure-to-appear warrants on misdemeanor offenses in Baltimore will have the opportunity to vacate the warrants and get a new court date scheduled through a program by the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s ...
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Read More »April 29, 2015 Comments Off on Bail review hearings flood district court after riots
Bail hearings for those arrested during the riots and looting earlier this week took over the city’s district court system Wednesday, when only the John R. Hargrove Sr. courthouse on Patapsco Avenue remained open for the sole purpose of hearing bail reviews. The public defender’s office was originally told that about 80 defendants were on the bail review docket Wednesday, but deputy district public defender Natalie Finegar said her office hoped many more would undergo their bail review via video streams piped into courtrooms before the court adjourned for the day.
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