Must Appear and Payable. These are the two types of traffic tickets you can get in the state of Maryland. Let’s start with the more serious “must appear tickets.” What kind of ticket is a must appear? It is fairly intuitive. Must appear are the more...
Credit Card Payments You can easily pay your bill or retainer balance with a VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express using the buttons below. Please note that clicking either button will take you to a separate secure site to process the transaction. You will...
From Revolution to Evolution: How Technology Can Revitalize the Fourth Amendment by Mirriam Z. Seddiq. Drafted May 10, 2018. https://www.seddiqlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/May2018Article.FourthAmendment.MirriamSeddiq.pdf
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals circuit that includes Maryland, has ruled that theft convictions are not crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMT). The ruling can be found here. Without getting into the immigration consequences of an (CIMT),...
We have many clients who come to us completely frustrated. They get pulled over, or get pulled over while driving in another person’s car, and get in trouble for either guns or drugs that are not even theirs. Maryland prosecutors are very aggressive in charging...
In Maryland, the court proceedings generally start with a Statement of Charges. The Statement of Charges in Maryland is a written statement that accuses someone of breaking the law. These charges are brought by a police officer (or citizen) to a District Court...