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- 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)
- Md Crim. Pro Section 5-213.1 Violation of Pre-Trial Release Conditions
- 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.
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Category Archives: – Criminal Law
Petition to Return Seized Animal
Petition Pursuant to Criminal Law Section 10-615: Return of Animals Below is a redacted section from a motion to return animals when they are seized pursuant to a criminal charge. It was drafted by Paul J. Notarianni in 2015. NOW … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - Notes and Forms, - Pretrial
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Suppress Identification
The following was taken from a motion to suppress identification. The original was drafted by Paul J. Notarianni in 2015. The Defendant offers the following argument as to suppression of the identification. A Defendant in a criminal matter is protected … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - Pretrial
Tagged - Criminal Law, Identification, Line up, Maryland, Suppress
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Quick Reference of Impeachable Offenses
Quick Reference of Impeachable Offenses Note: This list is not all inclusive. The list incorporates selected items (indicated by “*”) from A Reference Chart of Impeachable and Non-Impeachable Offenses. (The Western Maryland Law Journal, Vol. 1. No. 1. 1998, page 66 … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - Evidence, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged - Criminal Law, - Evidence, crimes, Impeachment, Maryland, quick reference
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Victim Impact Statement. Ball v. State
Brief Brief. Ball v. State, 347 Md. 156 (1997) Issue: Victim impact statements and their limits. Quotes: “The impact of a crime on a victim or the victim’s family is both relevant and probative. (citing Evans v. State, 333 Md. … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - HG 8-505 & Sentencing, -- B.B.'s. Brief Briefs
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Traffic Stop for Window Tint. Turkes v. State
Brief Brief: Turkes v. State, 199 Md. App. 96 (2011) Issue: When does a perceived violation of window tint regulation give rise to reasonable articulate suspension to support a traffic stop? Quotes: “When an officer observes a vehicle that is … Continue reading
Posted in - 4th Amendment, - Criminal Law, - Traffic Offenses, -- B.B.'s. Brief Briefs
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Plea Agreement: Binding v. Non-Binding
Plea Agreement: Binding v. Non-Binding Defense counsel is in District Court with client charged with theft under $100.00. Defense counsel asks the assigned State’s Attorney for a plea offer. The State’s Attorney responds “If your client pleads guilty to theft … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - HG 8-505 & Sentencing, - Plea Agreements, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged - Criminal Law, 335 Md. 161, 416 Md. 568, 443 Md. 1, binding, binding v. non-binding, Bonilla v. State, Chertkov v. State, Cuffley v. State, Maryland, Maryland Rule 4-243, non-binding, plea agreement, Sentence Modification, State v. Smith
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“The Court Refuses to Honor my Appeal. What do I do now ?!?!”
Article by Paul J. Notarianni This article is a collection of forms a practitioner could use if they feel their notice of appeal was wrongly stricken. The Court Refuses to Honor my Appeal What do I do now
Posted in - Appellate Practice, - Criminal Law, - Notes and Forms, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged Appeal, appeal ignored, court refuses to honor appeal, criminal practice, denied, District court, filing appeal, Maryland, notice of appeal, stricken, wrongly denied, wrongly dismissed
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Passenger Standing and Terry. Arizona v. Johnson.
Brief Brief Arizona v. Johnson 555 U.S. 323 (2009). Issue: Passenger standing to challenge traffic stop and Terry search. Quotes: “This case concerns the authority of police officers to “stop and frisk” a passenger in a motor vehicle temporarily seized … Continue reading
Posted in - 4th Amendment, - Criminal Law, -- B.B.'s. Brief Briefs
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Illegal Deferred Sentence. Montgomery v. State.
Brief Brief: Montgomery v State 405 Md 67 (2007) Issue: Illegal Deferred Sentence Facts: The defendant was convicted “of violating the conditions of a previously imposed period of probation. The court sentenced Montgomery to ten years imprisonment for the violation, … Continue reading
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