On Oct. 1, 2014, changes in Maryland domestic violence laws were made as a result of the Maryland General Assembly’s decisions during the most recent legislative session. Although the process for obtaining a protective order remains the same, the standard of evidence...
By: Amanda Vann, Esq. 301-244-4524 Email: Avann@a-f.net On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling in the case of United States v. Castleman banning people convicted of minor domestic violence offenses from possessing guns. This applies even in states where no...
By: Amanda Vann, Esq. 301-244-4524 Email: Avann@a-f.net The Maryland Senate passed a bill that would outlaw “rape by proxy”. Rape by proxy is when someone posts information about another person advertising that they would welcome being sexually assaulted. The...
Mary Ellen Flynn, Esq. 301-563-6685 meflynn@a-f.net This is a question that is being debated this legislative session in the Maryland General Assembly. Senate Bill 333, which the Senate Judiciary Committee has recently passed, and House Bill 307, which will soon be...
By: Mary Ellen Flynn, Attorney At Law A situation that has never arisen before in the Maryland state courts was highlighted in an online news outlet this past Monday. While Maryland marriage laws have been in the news lately, the issue at hand in this case is whether...
In August 2009, an Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to a maximum sentence of three years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 3-month-old terrier puppy. The Defendant, Donte W. McCreary, brutally killed the 4 pound dog in front of his girlfriend because,...
