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Failure to object at trial does not waive evidentiary appeal, Md. high court says
Attention criminal defense attorneys: You do not lose your right to appeal the denial of a pretrial motion to suppress evidence if you decline to object to the introduction of […]
Jury awards $250K to man falsely imprisoned by Six Flags security
A Prince George’s County Circuit Court jury has awarded $250,000 to a man who was falsely imprisoned by Six Flags America security guards while searching shirtless for his lost son […]
Maryland high court weighs constitutionality of ‘thin blue line’ at trials
A criminal defendant cannot receive a fair jury trial when a bailiff wears a face mask emblazoned with the pro-police “thin blue line” flag during the court proceeding, a defense attorney told Maryland’s top court.
Ravenell loses bid for new trial as feds seek $1.8M forfeiture judgment
Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell will not get a new trial after his conviction on a count of money laundering, a federal judge has ruled.
Ravenell asks for new trial following money laundering conviction
Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell is seeking a new trial after a federal jury found him guilty of laundering money for a former legal client's drug trafficking organization.
Maryland high court will weigh constitutionality of ‘thin blue line’ at trials
Maryland’s top court will weigh if defendant’s right to a fair trial is inherently violated by a bailiff wearing a "thin blue line" face mask in the courtroom.
Ravenell’s defense in racketeering trial centers on missing money
The defense lawyer for Baltimore attorney Kenneth W. Ravenell posed a question to jurors in his opening statement Wednesday: If Ravenell received millions of dollars in drug proceeds from a […]
On ‘thin blue line’ imagery at trials, Maryland appeals court issues caution
A criminal defendant’s right to an unbiased jury is not necessarily violated by the courtroom presence of a bailiff wearing a face mask emblazoned with the pro-police “thin blue line” […]
4th Circuit revives challenge to Maryland broadcast ban on criminal trial recordings
A federal appeals court has revived a freedom of the press challenge to Maryland’s statutory ban on the broadcasting of official court recordings of criminal proceedings.
Md. jury trial suspension elicits lawyers’ frustration, understanding, concerns
Prosecutors, defense counsel and civil litigators have greeted with frustration but understanding the decision by Maryland’s top jurist to suspend jury trials again, just six weeks after they resumed, due […]
Baltimore correctional officers face U.S. smuggling charges
Three correctional officers are among nine people facing federal charges of conspiring to smuggle narcotics, cellphones and tobacco into the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore, Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. […]
In Montgomery County, trials resume with masked jurors amid pandemic
Montgomery County’s first criminal jury trial in a socially distanced world went “flawlessly,” and the selection of the masked jurors went “quicker than normal,” the county’s chief prosecutor said Thursday. […]
