Defendant’s right to a fair trial was violated by presence of a bailiff wearing a facemask emblazoned with the “thin blue line” flag, Maryland high court says.
A defendant can't get a fair trial when a bailiff wears a mask featuring the pro-police “thin blue line” during trial, a lawyer told Maryland’s top court.
Maryland’s top court will weigh if defendant’s right to a fair trial is inherently violated by a bailiff wearing a "thin blue line" face mask in the courtroom.
Nov. 13, 2020
Edwin Eugene Wright Jr., 48, Chestertown. The following charges are placed on the stet docket: driving while impaired by alcohol; driving while so far impaired by drugs that he cannot drive safely; driving while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; negligent driving; and reckless driving.
Judge Harris P. Murphy
Nov. 20, 2020
Robert Lee Butler, 38, Grasonville. Possession of a controlled dangerous substance that is not marijuana. Plea guilty. Verdict guilty. The defendant is sentenced to six months in the Kent County Detention Center, with all but 22 days suspended. Sentence is to start Nov. 24. The defendant is placed on six months of supervised probation. The following charges are dismissed: possession of drug paraphernalia; failure to have license with him; consuming alcohol in a vehicle on the roadway; failure to display license on demand; driving on suspended license and privilege; driving on revoked license and privilege; and directing and permitting h
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