Do I need a lawyer

The prosecution will be represented by a lawyer. Unless you know the law, procedure, judge, and prosecutor well enough to risk having a record, and...

Preliminary hearing closed before date and sent to circuit court?

The prosecution probably got an indictment from the grand jury. Ordinarily, a defendant would not be rearrested, but it might happen.

Have any one of you seen a case in Maryland where a man on trial for murder had a legal blind man be the foreman???

Blindness and other disabilities do not disqualify someone from serving on a jury. However, a blind juror must meet the same qualifications and may...

Vop warrant on a closed cased

Contact the lawyer, who was supposed to have taken care of it.

If I had a bench warrant and I had a court date for something else would I be arrested if I showed up at my court date?

That's anybody's guess, but no one can guarantee that it won't happen.

Which type of attorney do I need to contact -- family law, criminal or civil?

Criminal. Additional information about expungement is available at mdcourts.gov.

If your sentence was probation before judgment, or if you filed a motion to modify sentence within 90 days of when you were sentenced, then you...

What chance does my boyfriend have of getting released if theres no actual evidence to continue charges against him

Whether evidence is sufficient is up to the judge or a jury. Maryland permits just the word of a single witness to convict, if believed beyond a...

How does extradition work?

Sometimes counties near the border will go out of state to extradite. If not, then after Delaware informs Maryland when DE can no longer hold him...

Is it possible to get a bail at a preliminary hearing even if im indicted?

Some judges will consider the information learned at a preliminary hearing to be a change in circumstances and permit a bail review. Others will...