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Supreme Court: Families cannot sue over loan discount fee
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three families cannot sue a mortgage company for allegedly charging them a loan discount fee without giving them a lower interest […]
Opinions – Maryland Court of Appeals: 10/31/11
Criminal Law Double jeopardy BOTTOM LINE: Manifest necessity did not exist where the trial judge, on the basis of information known by the judge prior to trial, declared a mistrial […]
Opinions – 10/24/11: Maryland Court of Appeals
Criminal Procedure Double jeopardy BOTTOM LINE: Where trial judge was aware of the substance of the defense case, was knowledgeable of defendant’s prior convictions and knew she would be unable […]
Court to decide double jeopardy question
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether a jury forewoman’s offhand comment that the jury was unable to make a decision on a murder charge means the suspect can’t […]
Clemens accuses prosecutors of provoking mistrial
WASHINGTON — With his trial abruptly cut short, former baseball star Roger Clemens argued Friday that prosecutors intentionally goaded him into asking for a mistrial and asked a judge to […]
