Category Archives: Criminal Defense

In the state of Maryland, theft is generally defined as depriving a person of property without permission or consent. Under Maryland law, the crimes of larceny, larceny by trick, embezzlement, false pretenses, and shoplifting all fall under the umbrella of theft. If you have been charged with a theft crime in the state of Maryland, you should […]

Maryland State Police have identified the two individuals involved in a recent incident of extreme road rage in Jefferson, Maryland. Those involved were found to be a 26-year-old West Virginia corrections employee, and a 52-year-old from Sharpsburg. According to Maryland State Troopers, the incident occurred along Route 340 in Frederick County, Maryland. At approximately 4:30 […]

In the early morning hours on February 5th a bar patron at Bea McNalley’s in Hackettstown, NJ stopped police officers on patrol after noticing an injured man sitting in a parked car. When the officers arrived on the scene, they found a man slumped over in his vehicle with scratches on his mouth and eyes. […]

Earlier this summer the Ocean City Police Department showed just how valuable social media can be in finding and arresting a car thief. Social media platforms from Facebook to SnapChat have proven valuable over the past few years to police in making arrests and on July 16th SnapChat helped the OCPD when a 1994 Jeep […]

There are few things in life that are more gut-wrenching than walking out of the store, to where you parked only to find your car is missing. Usually, you’ve just forgotten where you parked, and maybe it’s just the next row over, but sometimes this, unfortunately, isn’t the case.  You search the parking lot, row […]

Will Baltimore Violence Impact Maryland Gun Laws? Since the death of Freddie Gray last month in Baltimore, stories about public safety fears have been all over the news.  Protests even caused a Baltimore Orioles baseball game to be postponed due to fears regarding the safety of those in attendance as many protesters gathered close to the Camden […]

Gun Control Law Changes on the Horizon Maryland Gun Control Laws have been a hot topic of discussion for quite some time in the media, as well as among Maryland lawmakers and attorneys, and it’s possible we could see some changes coming soon. The topic is controversial and the subject of innumerable heated debates. Maryland […]

Absurd and Sometimes Funny Laws In Maryland History Combing through various state laws in history, you would be amazed (or maybe not) at some of the crazy laws that have been put into effect over the years.   Most of these laws are no longer active, but it’s fun to look at how we’ve evolved with laws…and to scratch […]

One of the great things about America is that we are a litigious society. The very bedrock of our nation is one of legal action, the invoking and protection of rights, and of course, the due process of a court of law. This applies to every kind of legal interaction we have, and that includes […]

The Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office has recently posted two arrests involving theft charges on its website. The County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of a man by the Warrant/Fugitive Division on four indictments of robbery with a deadly weapon and other related charges. The robbery charges stemmed from four indictments that occurred in 2002 […]