Under current Maryland law, a defendant can only get one Probation Before Judgment (PBJ) for a drug-related offense. Once that defendant receives a PBJ in…
Can a 5th grader blow up a school with a crayon? No, but he can draw a picture, make a bad joke, and find himself…
Maryland’s governor just recently signed a new law which reduces the penalties for possession of a small amount of marijuana. The law differentiates between possession…
When a student is searched at school by school authorities, sometimes different search and seizure rules apply than if the child was not on school…
Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking websites have grown at a shocking rate, especially among youth. Students using social networking to create fake identities and…
In Maryland a stolen car is typically prosecuted under one of two different criminal law sections. One is Motor Vehicle Theft, defined under Criminal Law…
By definition, a person in Maryland may not take or carry away a vehicle, motor vehicle, vessel or livestock of any person without the owner’s…
Theft Defined in Maryland In Maryland, theft is the willful use, concealment, or abandonment of property of another, without the owner’s consent. Maryland does not…