Media reps and a prosecutor disagreed on the Judiciary’s effort to let recordings of criminal trials be aired while respecting the witnesses’ safety and dignity.
Maryland’s top court will consider if a defendant’s right to counsel is violated by a judge’s order that he or she refrain from speaking to his or her attorney.
Maryland’s top court will weigh if a ban on gun possession by a person sentenced to over two years for a non-violent crime violates the Second Amendment.
A defendant’s right to view prospective jurors during voir dire was not violated by pandemic-spurred mandate that they wear masks, Maryland appeals court says.
The requirement that Maryland defendants be brought to trial within 180 days can be waived only by a clear statement from the defense, appeals court says.