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Posts
- Invocation of Counsel
- Lay Opinion; Moreland v. State.
- License Plate Lamp and 4th Amendment.
- Nol Pro & STETs on Appeal. LaFavre v. State
- Violation of Probation: Motion to Dismiss for Violation of MD Rule 4-347 (a)
- Pickpocket v. Robbery. Cooper v. State.
- Failure to Grant a Jury Instruction
- Voluntariness of Guilty Plea
- K-9 Alert Not Sufficient to Search Occupants. State v. Wallace.
- Officer Cannot Stick Head in Car Window to take a Sniff. State v. Grant.
- Prosecutorial Misconduct in Plea Bargain Sentencing. Miller v. State
- Petition to Return Seized Animal
- Suppress Identification
- Frisking Car Passengers. Norman v. State
- Other Crimes Evidence and Witnesses. Sessoms v. State.
- Quick Reference of Impeachable Offenses
- Motion to Dismiss Due to Speedy Trial
- Victim Impact Statement. Ball v. State
- When Traffic Stop = Seizure. Ferris v. State
- Traffic Stop for Window Tint. Turkes v. State
- Plea Agreement: Binding v. Non-Binding
- “The Court Refuses to Honor my Appeal. What do I do now ?!?!”
- Passenger Standing and Terry. Arizona v. Johnson.
- Illegal Deferred Sentence. Montgomery v. State.
- PBJ and Subsequent Offender Status
- Interlocutory Criminal Appeal: Denied Motion to Enforce Plea Agreement
- Enforcement of Plea Agreement: “But I did what they told me to do…”
- Proposed Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Offenses
- Never Having a License as Defense to DWS/DWR. State v. Sullivan
- Mistake of Fact Jury Instruction. General v. State
- No Declared Stingrays in Allegany County
- Is 4th Degree Burglary Impeachable?
- Imperfect Self-Defense Jury Instruction
- Elements of Affray and defenses. Dashiell v. State.
- Standard for Preventative Detention. Wheeler v. State.
- STETs are Plea Agreements. State v. Thompson.
- DWS Mens Rea. State v. McCallum.
- Considering Other Pending Cases at Bail. Bigley v. Warden of Maryland Correctional Facility for Women.
- Spreadsheets = Hearsay. Davies v State.
- Fourth Amendment Outline
- Quick Reference: Case Search Codes
- Maryland Authorities on Lawyers and Social Media
- Cross-Reference of Maryland Traffic Offenses
- The Justice Reinvestment Act’s Impact on 8-505
- The Western Maryland Law Journal
- Defense Access to Police Personnel File
- Notes and Forms: Health General Sections 8-505; 8-506; and 8-507
- Intro to Death Penalty Voir Dire
- Notes and Forms: Defending School Truancy Cases in the District Court of Maryland
- Welcome! Site Information
Author Archives: Site Administrator: Paul Notarianni
Quick Reference: Case Search Codes
This quick reference guide is to some of the most common Maryland Judiciary Case Search System abbreviations. This quick reference is not produced by or affiliated with the State of Maryland. This list is not all inclusive and there is … Continue reading
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Maryland Authorities on Lawyers and Social Media
Article by Paul J. Notarianni Abstract: A collection of Maryland authorities on lawyers and social media. Topics include a review of discipline actions taken against Maryland lawyers for social media conduct; litany of major Maryland cases and ethics opinions on … Continue reading
Posted in - Ethics, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged - Ethics, 440 Md. 609, Attorney, Gjini, Maryland, Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct, Merkle, Nysba social media ethics guidelines, Social Media
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Cross-Reference of Maryland Traffic Offenses
Article by Paul J. Notarianni ABSTRACT: This piece is a cross-reference of Maryland traffic offenses. It lists most offenses under the Maryland Transportation Article which carry a potential jail sentence, the number of points assessed by the MVA upon conviction, and … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - Traffic Offenses, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged ---- Paul Notarianni, Criminal defense, Maryland Transportation Article, MVA, Points, Traffic
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The Justice Reinvestment Act’s Impact on 8-505
ABSTRACT: The 2016 Justice Reinvestment Act includes some drastic changes to Health General Sections 8-505 and 8-507. This article is a supplement piece to a prior article on Health General Relief. It highlights the portions of the Justice Reinvestment … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - HG 8-505 & Sentencing, - Notes and Forms, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged ---- Paul Notarianni, 8-505, 8-507, ADAA Justice Services/Office of Forensics Services, Criminal defense, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, District court, Drug Treatment, Health General, Justice Reinvestment Act, Maryland
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The Western Maryland Law Journal
The Western Maryland Law Journal was published from 1998 to 2003. Its run consisted of thirty three works by fourteen authors. The Western Maryland Law Journal is the property of its owners and may not be redistributed for profit. The … Continue reading
Posted in -- The Western Maryland Law Journal, ---- James Malone
Tagged -- The Western Maryland Law Journal, ---- James Malone, Edward Hagan, Frederick Voss, Law Review, Lee Caplan, Marsha Steele, Michael Twigg, Nat Horsch, Penny Kahn, Ramon Rozas, Raymond Weston, Samuel Lane, Steven Friend, Suzanne McGrath Davis, W. Timothy Finan, Western Maryland Law Journal
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Defense Access to Police Personnel File
Article by Paul J. Notarianni ABSTRACT: The following is a sample argument for defense access to a police officer’s personnel file, based on misconduct. In a proper context, a litigator might make a similar argument to access records in a … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged - Criminal Law, 298 Md. 173, 326 Md. 54, 81-87 (1992), 337 Md. 112, 354 Md. 287, 376 Md. 661, 415 U.S. 308, Article 21, Clayton Colkley v. Maryland, Court of Appeals, Cox v. State, Darnell Fields v. Maryland, Davis v. Alaska, Discovery, Goldsmith v. State, Maryland, Maryland Rule 5-608, Motion for Tangible Evidenc, Notarianni, Pantazes v. State, Paul, Police Officer, Robinson v. State, Sixth Amendment, The Maryland Advocate, Zaal, Zaal v. State
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Notes and Forms: Health General Sections 8-505; 8-506; and 8-507
Notes and Forms Article by Paul J. Notarianni ABSTRACT: In a criminal matter, a sentencing judge has the power to order a defendant into the custody of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to receive substance abuse treatment, rather … Continue reading
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Intro to Death Penalty Voir Dire
Article by James E. Malone. ABSTRACT: “Death is different . . . because of the irrevocable nature of the penalty…” In Intro to Death Penalty Voir Dire, James Malone gives a comprehensive review of Supreme Court rulings shaping jury selection … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, ---- James Malone
Tagged ---- James Malone, Adams v. Texas, Boulden v. Holman, Buchanan v. Kentucky, Bumper v. California, Bumper v. North Carolina, Capital Punishment, Castenida v, Partida, Darden v, Illinois, Death Penalty, Duren v. Missouri, Grandison v. State, Gray v. Mississippi, Jury Selection, Lockett v. Ohio, Lockhart v. McCree, Maryland Advocate, MAV2Beta, Maxwell v. Bishop, Morgan v. Illinois, Peters v. Kiff, Ross v. Oklahoma, Supreme Court, Tex. Penal Code Ann. Sec. 12.31 (1974), Untreinor v. State, Uttecht v. Brown, Voir Dire, Wainright v. Witt, Western Maryland Advocate, Witherspoon v. Illinois, Wooten-Bey v. State
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Notes and Forms: Defending School Truancy Cases in the District Court of Maryland
Notes and Forms article by Paul J. Notarianni. ABSTRACT: This article is a collection of notes and draft forms regarding criminal defense of charges brought against parents for compulsory school attendance violations (Maryland Education Article 7-301) Some of the more … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - Notes and Forms, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged ---- Paul Notarianni, 5-1006, 7-301, Attorney, Compulsory school attendance, Constitutional basis for jury trial, Criminal defense, Defending School Truancy Cases in the District Court of Maryland, District court, Failure to send Child to School, Geographic discrimination, Jury trial, Law Review, Lawyer, Maryland, Maryland Advocate Version 2.0 Beta, Maryland Education Article, Maryland student Records Manual, Motion for tangible evidence prior to trial, Motion for Tangible Evidence Prior to Trial in District Court, Rule 5-1006, School attendance, Spreadsheet, Territorial Equal Protection, Western Maryland Advocate, Writ of certiorari
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Welcome! Site Information
Welcome to the Western Maryland Advocate, formerly the Maryland Advocate Version 2.0 Beta! This site is an independent forum to present informational pieces on legal practice. Feel free to view and download any of the content on this site IF … Continue reading
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The Western Maryland Advocate 