The Push to Mandate Interlock Ignition Device Use for a PBJ Is Unwarranted
There are numerous severe consequences to a driving under the influence (DUI) conviction in Maryland. You can be sentenced to some prison time even for a first-time conviction. You will have to pay a fine and court costs. Your insurance premiums will skyrocket after you serve any suspension period. Your driver’s license could be revoked.…
Read MoreOf COURSE Maryland Has Traffic Ticket Quotas
Police officers should give traffic tickets based on whether drivers actually violate the law, and not because the officers are ordered to have a quota of tickets. Writing traffic tickets should not be a way to fund police departments or local governments. Law enforcement should be independent from any government funding to ensure the integrity…
Read MoreDriving Under the Influence of Recreational Cannabis
By July 4, 2023, anyone in Maryland who is old enough to drink will legally be able to possess and use up to an ounce and a half of cannabis. They’ll also be able to grow two plants. Maryland legislators are trying to figure out the logistics of enabling this new right. The initial focus…
Read MoreTouched a Neck in a Fight? First Degree Assault Charges for You
Can you be charged with a first-degree felony in Maryland just for placing your arm around the neck of a spouse, date, relative, friend, or anyone? The answer is maybe. If the placement is considered “pressure” and you intended to place your arm where you did, and the placement impedes the normal breathing or blood…
Read MoreVeterans Are More Likely Than Civilians to Get in Trouble With the Law
A study published this past summer found that military members are more likely than non-veterans to be arrested. The Council on Criminal Justice think tank is launching a new commission to find out why, and how our country can better address this issue. Per NBC News, a “preliminary report released Tuesday by the Council on…
Read MoreHelp! I Got Arrested for Unpaid Parking Tickets – What Do I Do?
Listen – you know it, we know it, everyone knows it. Parking is a pain in the neck. It’s a city problem and a state problem. There’s never enough parking and when you do find a parking spot, you usually have to pay for it. And don’t even get me started on how often you…
Read MoreWhat Exactly Can I Do With an Ignition Interlock Device?
Do you remember getting grounded as a kid? Do you remember what it was like to lose certain privileges you took for granted, and just how hard it was to deal with? Sometimes you don’t realize how much you need something before it’s taken away, and that doesn’t change as you grow up. As adults,…
Read MoreThe Art of Picking a Jury for Your Domestic Violence Case
Few things in life can be more stressful than sitting on trial and facing several, expensive years behind bars. Really, just that sentence raises the blood pressure. Ideally, only those who truly committed a crime are ever on trial (let alone convicted), but that just isn’t how it happens. If you are accused, you have…
Read More7 Things You Should Never Do In Court
We’re the generation that grew up watching legal dramas like LA Law, Ally McBeal, and The Practice. These shows depict the courtroom as a theater for crazy antics filled with surprise witnesses and last-minute acquittals by clever models/lawyers saving the day with their impassioned soliloquies. Sometimes they are legally blonde; other times they have just…
Read MoreWhat Does Implied Consent Mean, Exactly?
Here’s the thing with laws most people don’t always realize: there are a LOT of them. As many laws as you think there are, double that and maybe double it again. Not only does the United States as a whole have statutes up the wazoo (technical lawyer term), but every individual state does as well.…
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