Maryland’s top court will consider if judge’s failure to ask prospective jurors if they respect defendants' right not to testify is harmless if they do testify.
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Read More »August 9, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland high court will weigh exception to mandatory voir dire question
Maryland’s top court will consider if judge’s failure to ask prospective jurors if they respect defendants' right not to testify is harmless if they do testify.
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Read More »February 26, 2021 Comments Off on Md. Senate panel weighs bill lifting jury ban on ex-convicts
Criminal defense and plaintiffs’ attorneys battled prosecutors Friday over legislation to repeal Maryland’s prohibition on ex-convicts who were imprisoned for more than a year from serving on juries. Appearing before a Senate panel, the sides also squared off on a ...
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Read More »February 21, 2020 Comments Off on Senate gives initial OK to bill extending protective orders to acquaintances
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate gave preliminary approval Friday to a bill that would enable alleged victims of sexual assault to seek protective court orders against acquaintances who allegedly attacked them. The measure would broaden existing law, which permits alleged victims ...
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Read More »August 19, 2019 Comments Off on Court finds plaintiff waived 5th amendment right in civil case
A woman suing her former employer for defamation after he reported her to the police for theft and fraud was not entitled to a stay of the civil suit to preserve her right against self-incrimination in a related criminal case, ...
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Read More »February 12, 2018 Comments Off on State’s questioning of defendant’s silence spurs Court of Appeals review
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court will consider whether prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a subsequently convicted first-degree murderer by questioning him at trial about what he did not tell police after invoking his right to remain silent. The Court ...
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