The Maryland Court of Appeals has been on a steady march in the right direction when it comes to cops pulling people over for the smell of marijuana. In a unanimous opinion this summer the court said, without hesitation, no: The odor of marijuana, without more, does...
Must Appear and Payable. These are the two types of traffic tickets you can get in the state of Maryland. Let’s start with the more serious “must appear tickets.” What kind of ticket is a must appear? It is fairly intuitive. Must appear are the more...
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From Revolution to Evolution: How Technology Can Revitalize the Fourth Amendment by Mirriam Z. Seddiq. Drafted May 10, 2018. https://www.seddiqlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/May2018Article.FourthAmendment.MirriamSeddiq.pdf
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals circuit that includes Maryland, has ruled that theft convictions are not crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMT). The ruling can be found here. Without getting into the immigration consequences of an (CIMT),...
We have many clients who come to us completely frustrated. They get pulled over, or get pulled over while driving in another person’s car, and get in trouble for either guns or drugs that are not even theirs. Maryland prosecutors are very aggressive in charging...
