By Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. MarcusBonsib, LLC In December, 2019 I posted a blog reviewing a decision of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ("COSA") in which the COSA affirmed the conviction of Lawrence Montague. At Montague's trial, the prosecution was permitted to...
A LOOK AT CAR SEARCHES – ON A “THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOURTH AMENDMENT VOYAGE” WITH JUDGE MOYLAN IN STATE V. WHITE
By Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. & Megan E. Coleman, Esq. As Judge Moylan begins the Court's opinion in State v. White, No. 0891, SEPT.TERM, 2019, 2020 WL 5834924 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Oct. 1, 2020) he invites us to embark on what he describes as a "three-dimensional...
Border Searches of Cellphones and Electronic Devices – A Discussion by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
THE BORDER SEARCH EXCEPTION TO THE WARRANT REQUIREMENTBy Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. and Megan E. Coleman, Esq.Attention federal practitioners! The Fourth Circuit opinion in United States of America v. Raymond Idemudia Aigbekaen, (decided November 21, 2019), in which the...
“Unfriending” On Facebook – An Act That is Ok To Prove Guilt As Accomplice To Attempted Robbery So Says The Maryland Court of Appeals In State v. Sample
"Unfriending" On Facebook - An Act That Is OK To Prove Guilt As An Accomplice To Attempted Robbery So says the Maryland Court of Appeals in State v. Sample By Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. Maryland & Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer - Call me to discuss your case...
A Top Maryland Criminal Lawyer Discusses Homicide-Murder-Manslaughter-Drug Distribution Deaths – Defending Homicide/Murder Cases
HOMICIDE - IS IT MANSLAUGHTER WHERE THE DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS RESULTS IN A DEATH? - A DISCUSSION BY A TOP 10 MARYLAND CRIMINAL LAWYER.A Top 10 Maryland Super Lawyer - A Top 100 DC Super Lawyer,Washingtonian Magazine - A Best Maryland Criminal AttorneyBy Robert C....
DEFENDING HOMICIDE-MURDER-MANSLAUGHTER CASES – A REVIEW BY TOP MARYLAND CRIMINAL LAWYERS
A PRIMER FOR DEFENDING HOMICIDE CASES: MANSLAUGHTER - MURDERBY TOP MARYLAND CRIMINAL LAWYERSBy Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. and Megan E. Coleman, Esq.(website) - robertbonsib.com(contact us) Like Josh Allen[1] to Tom Brady[2]...Gross...
Rap Lyrics as Evidence – “Rapping” Your Way To A 50 Year Sentence – Not So Smart….
By Robert C. Bonsib, Esq.Lawyers regularly advise clients who are detained pending trial to avoid "talking" about their cases on jail phones out of concern that such conversations - which are almost uniformly recorded - will provide incriminating evidence that the...
SEARCH DOOMED- “NO PEEKING IN MY PANTS IN PUBLIC” – COURT REVIEWS A SEXUALLY INTRUSIVE ROADSIDE POLICE SEARCH
By Robert C. Bonsib, Esq.The Maryland Court of Special Appeals (CSA) in Faith v. State, 242 Md. App. 212, 217, 213 A.3d 809, 811 (2019) (click her for full case) holds that a visual body search, in which a female officer conducted a...
UNDERSTANDING & DEFENDING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASES
DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASES FILE SHARING, SEXTING & "ONE CLICK" CASES By Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. Three recent cases give prosecutors advantages in the prosecution of child pornography cases. Criminal defense...
EYEWITNESS (MIS)IDENTIFICATION – TIME TO MODERNIZE COURT PROCEDURES
EYEWITNESS (MIS) IDENTIFICATION - BEING CERTAIN DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE RIGHT! CHIEF JUDGE CALLS FOR RE-EXAMINATION OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURESBy Robert C. Bonsib, Esq.The Maryland Court of Appeals (COA) in Small v. State, 464 Md....