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Silverman Thompson Challenges the State of Maryland’s Use of Electronic Evidence Without an Expert

In October 2023, attorneys Eric Bacaj and Andrew C. White won a partial acquittal for their client, a decorated veteran of the war in Afghanistan, who was facing serious child pornography charges in Anne Arundel County. The State accused the client of possessing and distributing child pornography but it had…

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Change in Mandatory Minimum Offender Law

On August 25, 2020 the Court of Appeals issued an important ruling regarding the modification of mandatory sentences for drug offenders who had entered into a guilty plea.  The Court unanimously ruled that the trial court does in fact have the authority to modify mandatory sentences given to certain drug…

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Accomplice Liability Rule Abrogation

On August 28, 2019, in a landmark decision, the Court of Appeals abrogated the long standing rule that a defendant could not be convicted based solely on the testimony of the defendant’s accomplices. (State v. Jones, No. 52, September Term, 2018). Jones was charged with the murder of Mr. Sandeep…

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