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No immediate appeals for reunification waivers, Md. high court says
Parents of children deemed in need of assistance cannot immediately appeal a court order waiving a governmental agency’s obligation to provide reasonable reunification efforts between the parent and child, Maryland’s […]
Court of Appeals: Attorney’s apathy contributed to disbarment
The state’s highest court said it disbarred a Bel Air solo practitioner and former partner at two large Maryland law firms just hours after hearing oral arguments last month because […]
Failure to disclose pretrial ID yields murder conviction reversal
Maryland prosecutors need not tell defense attorneys when a state’s witness has identified a co-defendant before trial – unless that identification would assuredly incriminate the defendant, a divided Maryland high […]
Constitutionality of juvenile life sentences reaches Md. high court
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s top court will consider whether people sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed as juveniles have a “meaningful opportunity” for clemency or parole by the state […]
Veteran Baltimore attorney faces disbarment
A Baltimore defense attorney with more than 40 years of experience is facing disbarment proceedings. Edward Smith Jr. is accused of having violated about 10 of the Maryland Lawyers Rules […]
Advisory committee recommends adoption of Uniform Bar Examination in Md.
After months of gathering information and soliciting comments from the legal community, an advisory committee assembled by the Judiciary has endorsed Maryland adopting the Uniform Bar Examination. Committee members voted […]
Md. high court weighs constitutionality of victim-impact video
A defense attorney told a skeptical Maryland high court Friday that a videotaped, set-to-music victim-impact statement designed to stir a sentencing judge’s emotions violated a convicted double-murderer’s federal constitutional rights […]
Md. high court will consider standard for judging drug-sniffing dogs
ANNAPOLIS – In a case addressing if canines need resumes, Maryland’s top court will consider the extent to which appellate courts can review a trial judge’s determination that a drug-sniffing […]
Former law partner disbarred after mishandling client funds, failing to advise client
A Bel Air solo practitioner and former partner at two large Maryland law firms was disbarred Monday amid a hearing judge’s findings that she mishandled her client’s money, failing to […]
Md. high court considers if flight justifies police search
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s top court grappled Wednesday with just how crime-ridden a neighborhood must be to justify police officers giving chase and frisking for weapons an individual who runs away […]
Md. high court upholds search warrants of cellphones
Maryland’s top court Thursday upheld warrants to search suspected criminals’ cellphones based on the training and experience of police officers who said evidence related to drug and violent activities are […]
Court eases parental-fitness standard in grandparents’ rights case
In a landmark family-law ruling, Maryland’s top court held Tuesday that grandparents seeking custody of a grandchild need show only by a preponderance of the evidence that the parent is […]
