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Violent Gangs Across Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, and Prince George’s Counties: What the Accused Should Know

A research-grade look at the violent street gangs, prison gangs, outlaw motorcycle clubs, and transnational organizations operating in five Southern Maryland counties, and what a gang allegation means for anyone facing criminal charges.

The Stop That Started Federal: PAX River Weapons Cases and the Greenbelt Magistrate

A weapons case that originates inside the gates of Naval Air Station Patuxent River is a federal case, prosecuted before a magistrate judge in Greenbelt rather than a Maryland judge in Leonardtown. The procedure, the prosecutor, the sentencing matrix, and the collateral consequences all differ. This guide walks through the federal forum, the substantive law that applies on the installation, the procedural differences from Maryland practice, and the severe collateral effects on security clearances, base access, and military discipline that often run faster than the criminal case itself.

From the Capital Beltway to the Hyattsville Bench: A Prince George’s County Guide to DUI and Traffic Defense

A complete guide to defending DUI and serious traffic charges in Prince George's County, Maryland. The case travels two parallel tracks: the criminal case in the District Court of Maryland at Hyattsville or Upper Marlboro, and the MVA administrative case where the license is at stake within ten days of the stop. This article walks through Maryland's DUI statute under Transportation Article § 21-902, the standardized field sobriety battery, the breath test and DR-15 advice form, the implied consent framework, the MVA hot spots from the Capital Beltway to MGM National Harbor, the CDL and federal workforce consequences, the repeat offense framework, drug and marijuana DUI, related serious traffic offenses (reckless driving, suspended license, hit and run, vehicular manslaughter), and the path from citation to disposition.

From the Beltway to Upper Marlboro: A Prince George’s County Guide to Defending Assault and Battery Charges

A complete guide to defending assault and battery charges in Prince George's County, Maryland. From a confrontation outside a Hyattsville bar to a domestic incident in Bowie to a parking lot dispute at FedEx Field on a Sunday afternoon to a casino floor altercation at MGM National Harbor, this article walks through Maryland's combined assault statute, the difference between first degree and second degree, the reckless endangerment alternative, the domestic violence protective order track, self defense and imperfect self defense doctrine under Faulkner, the federal firearm disqualification trap under the Lautenberg Amendment, and the path from arraignment to disposition in the District Court at Hyattsville and Upper Marlboro and the Circuit Court for Prince George's County.

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