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Maryland state law criminalizes acts of violence against other people. It is illegal to intentionally harm someone, whether you punch them in the face during an altercation or you hit them with your car on purpose. The state can prosecute someone for a violent offense...
If the police wish to charge you with arson they need to show you had intent. The charge cannot apply if you accidentally set something on fire. Yet, no one can know for sure what is in another person’s head. So the police may charge you based on what they think was...
Finding the weapon used in a violent assault can make prosecuting a suspect much easier for the police. That’s why you often read about the police conducting extensive searches of local scrubland or woodland with sniffer dogs after such events. Yet just because the...
When can you be convicted of a crime without actually being directly involved in the crime itself? What about a crime that never even happened? You can if you’re part of a criminal conspiracy. Conspiracy charges are hard for people to understand – mostly because many...
If you were involved in a fight, what happens on social media over the next few weeks could affect your case. People often worry about the state watching their every move through surveillance cameras. Yet the reality is that people themselves are the ones doing much...
When you hear the term assault, you might picture one individual going up to another and purposefully harming them. So you might be surprised if you are arrested on assault charges when you did not set out to do that. The police can arrest you for assault if they...
You were out having a great time with friends at your local joint when someone suddenly attacked you. First, they threw a punch at you. And then, they knocked you down and continued attacking you. You were finally able to regroup and fend the attacker off. Next, you...
When someone takes another person's life, they may be accused of either murder or manslaughter. People sometimes make the mistake of thinking that these charges are relatively the same, but there are actually significant differences. If you are facing charges related...
A first-degree murder charge means that you’re accused of taking another person’s life in a manner that was premeditated and willful. There are very specific elements that are part of a first-degree murder charge, so defendants have the opportunity to call each one...
Most people never want to hurt others, let alone be responsible for the death of another person. However, if an individual’s negligent driving leads to a Maryland death, vehicular homicide (manslaughter) charges may apply. Although less severe than a murder charge, a...
