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Adnan Syed v. State | Maryland Criminal Law and Policy
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Woodward, March 29, 2018,
IAC – Trial counsel is ineffective where they are given specific information about an alibi witness and fail to contact that witness
(D...
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Weekly Reviews | Maryland Criminal Law and Policy
I wish opinions came down at a steady rate rather than in droughts and deluges, but that’s how it goes… and here I set up this nifty new Twitter account and everything to get legal updates out there i...
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GRUTZMACHER v. HOWARD COUNTY | Maryland Criminal Law and Policy
First Amendment- A Facebook “like” constitutes endorsement of a comment and is considered First Amendment speech
Facts
Buker was a Howard County Fire Dept. Battalion Chief. In 2013, while at work, he...
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US v. Tyrone Lyles | Maryland Criminal Law and Policy
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Wilkinson, December 14, 2018,
SSW – An uncorroborated trash pull finding 3 stems of marijuana did not provide probable cause to support a search warrant wh...
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State v. Kevin Armstead | Maryland Criminal Law and Policy
Court of Special Appeals, Harrell, Feb. 1, 2018,
Ineffective Assistance – A lawyer was not “ineffective” by failing to object to an “anti-CSI-effect” instruction that would later be found improper
Fa...
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Cases to know: Williams v State (Hand to Hand Transactions) | Maryland Criminal Law and Policy
Court of Special Appeals, Filed October 1, 2009
188 Md. App. 78 (2009)
Short version: “[P]robable cause may be found even if a trained, experienced police officer is not able to see whether the obje...