Big News! 4 Essential Things to Know about the Maryland Justice Reinvestment Act.
Motion to Modify and the Maryland Justice Reinvestment Act The Maryland Justice Reinvestment Act that passed a few years ago did many important things. One of the more important pieces of that legislation was that it eliminated mandatory minimum sentences of...
Smell of Pot Enough to Search my Car? Maryland Court of Appeals says NO! Read now.
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...
A win! Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals victory by consent!
Mirriam Z. Seddiq Wins Appeal Victory in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals This week Mirriam Z. Seddiq was able to get a victory at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a very rare format: consent! The United States Supreme Court last year held that in order to be...
Maryland Case Search is a Great Tool!
Maryland Case Search is a Great Tool Once of the great uses of technology has been to allow the public to have at least some information available to them via the internet. Free to anyone is Maryland case search. There you can see some basic, but important,...
Removal From Sex Offender Registry: 3 Things to Know.
How to Be Removed From the Maryland Sex Offender Registry. Do you desire removal from sex offender registry? When you plead guilty to a sexual-related offense there is almost always an additional sex offender registration required. Every state is different and there...
