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A search warrant provides legal authorization to search private property. Police officers who want to access a home, business or vehicle often need a warrant to legally search. When they arrive to conduct the search, they must present the person subject to the search...
Spending the day out on a boat with friends often involves drinking. If you’re the one operating a boat, however, joining in (even if it’s just a beer or two) can have serious consequences. Boating under the influence (BUI) is against the law every bit as much as...
Public health crises sometimes call for bold measures. Lawmakers in state legislatures across the country – including here in Maryland – have determined that one way to curb the crisis of fatal drug overdoses is to encourage those who are with a person who appears to...
Being pulled over by a police officer is a stressful experience. If you have an encounter of this kind, one of the first things you may want to know is why you were stopped. There are a variety of reasons, one of which is reasonable suspicion of impaired driving....
Hundreds of different behaviors are illegal in Maryland. Engaging in conduct that leads to the injury or death of another person is a serious criminal offense. Violent crimes carry some of the harshest penalties out of any offenses prosecuted in Maryland. Those...
Police officers use searches and seizures to find and collect evidence associated with criminal acts. In many cases, they are legally required have a warrant to conduct a search or seize evidence on private property. But, that’s not always the case. There are...
The right to remain silent, articulated in the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, is a legal protection against self-incrimination. This provision helps to ensure, in part, that individuals can’t be compelled to testify against themselves during a...
If you are a Maryland resident and have more than one DUI conviction, you should know that you have exited the “only one DUI” territory and entered a more serious space, because having more than one DUI conviction is serious, and the courts view it that way. Let’s...
Someone accused of assault, homicide or another violent offense in Maryland faces serious consequences if they plead guilty or get convicted. Therefore, they may choose to defend against those charges by taking the case to trial. One of the defense strategies people...
Maryland residents likely know that the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects them from unreasonable searches and seizures. This is why police officers in the United States are usually required to obtain search warrants from judges or magistrates before...