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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.
- Fourth Amendment Outline
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- 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
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- Notes and Forms: Health General Sections 8-505; 8-506; and 8-507
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Nol Pro & STETs on Appeal. LaFavre v. State
Brief Brief: LaFaivre v. State, 338 Md. 151 (1994). ISSUE: Resurrection of charges nolle prosequi and STET on trial de novo. QUOTE 1: “This case involves some basics of criminal procedure. The petitioner was prosecuted in the District Court of … Continue reading
Posted in - Appellate Practice, - Criminal Law, -- B.B.'s. Brief Briefs, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged 12-401, Appeal, bring back, charges, De Novo, LaFaivre v. State, Maryland, md, Nol Pro, nolle prosequi, NP, NPed, Pinkett v. State, Stet
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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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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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PBJ and Subsequent Offender Status
Below is an argument to prevent the State from seeking subsequent offender status for a defendant whose past matter resulted in a probation before judgment. It was drafted by Paul J. Notarianni. Argument The Defendant in this … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - HG 8-505 & Sentencing, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged Does PBJ make you a subsquent offender, Judgement, Judgment, Maryland, PBJ, Probation Before, Subsquent offender
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Interlocutory Criminal Appeal: Denied Motion to Enforce Plea Agreement
This is a sample motion for an interlocutory appeal in a criminal case arising from a denied motion to enforce a plea agreement. It was drafted by Paul J. Notarianni. NOTICE OF APPEAL COMES NOW: The above captioned … Continue reading
Posted in - Appellate Practice, - Criminal Law, - Plea Agreements, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged Appeal, Criminal, Interlocutory, Maryland, plea agreement, Western Maryland Advocate
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Enforcement of Plea Agreement: “But I did what they told me to do…”
Description: Below is the argument section for a motion to enforce a plea agreement. It was drafted by Paul J. Notarianni. For this scenario, the relevant facts are as follows. A defendant was charged with a crime. At the initial … Continue reading
Posted in - Criminal Law, - Plea Agreements, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged - Criminal Law, 2010 Ark 77, 277 Md. 687, 404 U.S. 257, 431 U.S. 63, 48 Md. App. 219, 52 Md. App. 440, 55 Md. App. 409, 594 F.2d 12, 98 Md. App. 649, Blackledge v. Allision, breach, butler v. state, Cooper v. United States, Courtney v. Harford County, Defense, enforcement of plea agreement, Maryland, plea agreement, Rojas v. State, Santobello v. New York, State v. Brockman, State v. Johns, State v. Thompson
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No Declared Stingrays in Allegany County
No Declared Stingrays in Allegany County Across the United States, law enforcement agencies have being using devices, commonly called “Stingrays,” to conduct surveillance on civilian populations. These devices are purported to mimic cell phone towers to track phones and, potentially, … Continue reading
Posted in - Public Interest, ---- Paul Notarianni
Tagged ---- Paul Notarianni, Allegany, Allegany County, Andrew farrell, C3i, Cell, Cell site simulators, Chuck ternent, City, Combined Criminal Investigation, Craig Robertson, Criminal, Cumberland, Defense, Draft letter, Foia, Freedom of information act, Jon dudiak, Letter, Linda thomas, Maryland, Maryland public information act, Maryland State Police, Mpia, Narcotics Task Force, Office, Police, Sheriff, State's Attorney, Stingray, Western
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