A judge can consider at sentencing a convict’s membership in a gang whose violent activities are known and required of all members, Maryland’s top court has unanimously ruled. In its 7-0 decision, the Court of Appeals rejected arguments that increasing ...

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After undergoing a major overhaul in a Senate committee, a bill which started out as a way to punish individuals who distribute an opioid that is linked to a user’s death now instead would create an enhanced penalty for distribution ...

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The Court of Special Appeals has upheld a 70-year sentence for a man convicted of theft scheme and perjury for repeatedly making false statements about his finances to obtain waivers of civil filing fees in Montgomery County Circuit Court. The ...

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Criminal law practitioners and stakeholders now have a handy guide to understanding Maryland's massive criminal justice overhaul.

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HAGERSTOWN  — A woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for strangling her 65-year-old roommate. The Herald-Mail reports that 41-year-old Leandra Blunt of Washington, D.C., was sentenced Tuesday in Hagerstown. She also got a 10-year suspended sentence for ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for a violent assault and robbery last year in Glen Burnie. The Capital reports an Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge sentenced 25-year-old Timothy Stevenson of Glen Burnie on ...

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With three weeks left in the General Assembly session, a number of bills affecting the courts are still moving through the legislature with varying degrees of support from attorneys.

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ANNAPOLIS — A man who shot his wife’s boyfriend has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Fifty-four-year-old Dennis Patrick Schultz of Pasadena was sentenced in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on Monday. He had pleaded guilty to attempted murder ...

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A bill to allow the media to film and broadcast criminal sentencing proceedings, which was criticized by judges, attorneys and victims’ rights advocates, received an unfavorable committee report Thursday. Proposed by Del. Frank Conaway Jr., D-Baltimore City, House Bill 81 would ...

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In the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling, state public defender's office says it is 'actively reviewing' cases involving juveniles sentenced to life in prison.

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