ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s effort to enact mandatory minimum prison terms for repeat gun offenders and to discourage judges from handing down reduced sentences was rebuffed during an abbreviated General Assembly session, thanks to the Democratic-led legislature’s opposition ...

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A man convicted of contempt after he refused to testify at a murder trial for fear of reprisal could not claim a duress defense, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. Travis Howell was subpoenaed to testify at a murder trial ...

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Maryland’s top court will weigh the vexing issue of witness intimidation after agreeing this week to consider whether a death threat can excuse a prosecution witness from being held in contempt of court for not testifying.

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A parting death threat to a prosecution witness does not excuse his subsequent refusal to testify, Court of Special Appeals says.

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The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation this session aimed at preventing and stiffening penalties for repeated gun offenders.

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Authorities say the wife of a man convicted in the killings of two teens found dead in a car in the Maryland suburbs of Washington has been charged with photographing a confidential witness as she testified against her husband.

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A Baltimore defense attorney has been arrested for allegedly offering to pay a victim to not testify in a rape case and threatening her with deportation if she did. Christos Vasiliades, a solo practitioner, was indicted Tuesday in Baltimore City ...

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CUMBERLAND — Police in Allegany County have arrested a man they say recorded parts of a court hearing and posted the recording on social media in an effort to intimidate a witness. The Combined County Criminal Investigation said in a ...

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CUMBERLAND — Authorities in Cumberland have arrested a man they say was taking pictures of witnesses at a trial and posted the photos on social media in an attempt to intimidate the witnesses. The Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit ...

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