Maryland Misdemeanors Can Be Felonies in Other States and in Federal Court
Maryland Misdemeanors Can Be Felonies in Other States and in Federal Court You should be very careful when pleading to a "misdemeanor" in Maryland. The courts will not tell you that pleading to a common law misdemeanor in Maryland can lead to you not being able to...
Attorney Mirriam Seddiq Joins Others In Filing Amici Curiae Brief Fighting Muslim Ban 2.0
Mirriam Z. Seddiq, founder of the Seddiq Law Firm, has been on the ground fighting the Muslim Travel Bans from the very beginning. As spokesperson for Dulles Justice, a non-partisan coalition of volunteers, she has talked to The Atlantic, Yahoo News, Public...
Arkansas Judges Double Up On Halting Executions
Both a state and federal judge in Arkansas have put a halt (for now) to several executions in Arkansas. These executions were scheduled to start next week.I've posted this article mainly as a repository for the relevant litigation documents. The New York Times writes...
Annappareddy Case Dismissed Due to False Testimony and Destruction of Evidence by the Government
For over a decade, Mirriam has been railing against the injustices that frequent our courts. My piss n' vinegar boiled when I heard about the recent case, U.S. v. Annappareddy, and Mirriam graciously lent me space to rant and rave about prosecutorial...
Assault Second Degree Not Categorically a Crime a Violence in Immigration Court
Understanding 2nd Degree Assault in Maryland We get many calls from clients asking us to review their criminal history or case in light of immigration consequences. One of the lower-level offenses that has traditionally gotten clients in trouble is a conviction for...
