Category Archives: Criminal Defense

Not everyone knows what to do when faced with a criminal charge and it can cause a great deal of anxiety for most people. There are some steps you can take, however, to make sure that you don’t jeopardize your own criminal defense. 1. DON’T TALK TO THE POLICE It is always a smart choice […]

Not all teenagers are angels, and it is common for your child to make mistakes or be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. If your teenager is arrested, the last thing you want to do is ruin your child’s criminal defense. It is essential to take the necessary steps to protect your […]

The offense of shoplifting may seem minor—after all, many kids shoplift on a “dare” or as a prank. However, whether someone steals a candy bar or a costly diamond necklace, the law in Maryland takes shoplifting very seriously. Shoplifting is a relatively common criminal charge, especially during and after the holiday season. If you’ve been […]

The criminal justice system has many players, each with specific roles. The prosecutor’s goal is to enforce the laws by convicting offenders and ensuring they are sentenced to certain penalties. The judge is supposed to serve as a neutral decision-maker. The defense attorney is the individual who protects the rights of the defendant. Under United […]

Maryland has fairly stringent requirements for sex-offender registration. Those requirements establish tiers that determine how long an offender must stay on the registry, offender reporting requirements, and what kinds of restrictions are placed upon the offender. Any individual convicted of a sex offense set forth under Maryland law must register. There are three tiers of offenses, […]

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 […]