Defining Consent in Rape and Sex Offense Prosecutions
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Sex Offense Trials: The Path Forward for CJP § 10-923 – Sexually Assaultive Behavior
By Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. and Megan E. Coleman, Esq. This article will do a deep dive into Woodlin v. State, implications of the opinion, and practice pointers for practitioners and judges. This summer, the Maryland Supreme Court decided Woodlin v. State,...
RAP LYRICS – MARYLAND COA GIVES FINAL TURN TO KEY LOCKING IN 50 YEAR SENTENCE
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...
“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...
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...
HEROIN/FENTANYL/OPIATE OVERDOSE DEATH – IS IT MURDER OR MANSLAUGHTER?
Prosecutors are increasing seeking murder or manslaughter charges against dealers of heroin, fentanyl and other opiates when their customers overdose and die. Absent a specific statute authorizing such prosecutions, the viability of bringing murder or manslaughter...