Half of Maryland jurisdictions do not have contested state’s attorney’s races in 2018 because the incumbent top prosecutor is unopposed both in the primary and general elections. Barring independent challengers, who have until July 2 to file, a dozen state’s attorneys ...

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After nine terms in office Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly is not seeking reelection this year, and a pack of four Republican challengers are vying to be on the ballot in November to take his place. Cassilly has ...

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The city's spending panel is scheduled to consider Wednesday a $50,000 consultant agreement with a Baltimore law firm to conduct three training programs with police. The contract with Warnken LLC would run through the end of June and involves the law firm leading programs titled "Cars, Cops & Stops," "Seeking, Obtaining and Executing Arrest Warrants and Search Warrants" and "Preparing for and Presenting Police Testimony in Court," according to the Board of Estimates' agenda.

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No criminal charges will be filed against two Baltimore City Police Department captains who were the subject of an investigation into overtime payments they received, the city’s State’s Attorney Office announced Tuesday. The two men became ineligible for overtime when ...

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SALISBURY — The Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office is seeking a new home after being asked to leave its space at the county Circuit Court building. WBOC-TV reports that the office was asked to move to make room for the ...

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A Baltimore County police officer was indicted Wednesday on manslaughter charges in the death of a teen after a chase and a struggle sparked by youths throwing rocks at his Randallstown home while he was off-duty. A Baltimore County police ...

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About a year ago, when I started blogging for Generation J.D., my career was in a state of transition: I was leaving a firm and about to start my clerkship. One year later, I am in transition again. There were ...

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Kudos to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein for his documented changes in the Office of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney (“Bernstein outlines changes made, to come,” Jan. 10). When Bernstein was running for office, I wrote all of my ...

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Two weeks after I began in the state’s attorney’s office, the empty cubicle to my left became occupied by Pedro Shultz, a former law clerk with the judge I clerked for. Pedro was a former courtroom clerk and decided to ...

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The role of an Assistant Public Defender is tough, but can be rewarding. Metaphorically speaking, to be an Assistant Public Defender, especially at first, is like landing on foreign enemy terrority with bullets flying in all directions. Inexperienced, disoriented, and unaware of your surroudnings, large caseloads, little time to prep for cases, and clients who are often incommunicado, can and have claimed many Assistant Public Defenders.

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