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No good deed goes unnoticed
I recently won my first motion for judgment during a modification for visitation hearing. It wasn’t the win that had me on cloud nine — it was my client‘s level […]
Double-murder suspect convicted in Oakland killings
OAKLAND — A registered sex offender has been convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the slaying of a young couple in a hobo camp in Oakland. Forty-six-year-old Jeffrey […]
Copping an attitude
It was 1:30 p.m. on a Tuesday when the judge took the bench for the incarcerable traffic docket. The doors had opened a half-hour earlier to allow the witnesses to […]
The peaNUT gallery
I woke up early on Monday morning to paint my face for court. I wore a tuxedo suit from Brooks Brothers, a crisp, white, collared shirt and glossy, red lipstick. […]
Opinions – Maryland Court of Special Appeals: 10/31/11
Negligence Premises liability BOTTOM LINE: The circuit court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant bar owners and managers, where patron who suffered injuries in a barroom brawl presented sufficient […]
Death to the sticky?
I rooted myself at the dining room table and attempted to chip away at the next day’s 8:30 a.m criminal docket. The dockets in Rockville’s district court are always heavier […]
Where are your witnesses?
The courtroom opens at 8:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. criminal docket. The public defenders check in around 8:15 a.m., at which point the state extends plea offers. Although the […]
Trial delayed in slaying of mental patient in Jessup
ELLICOTT CITY — The trial for a man accused of killing a fellow patient at a state mental hospital has been postponed until February after the defendant became ill. Jury […]
