They do not merge because the two offenses have separate elements, specifically, the possession of over a specific weight or amount of CDS is a separate element of that offense, which is not present in the possession with intent to distribute charge, if it does not contain the same enhancement... View More

Rental license laws are local to the county (or City of Baltimore) where you live, and vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Without knowing your location it is difficult to be clear on what laws apply. Also, the type of rental unit matters. Renting a room in someone’s house with a common... View More

Performing a home improvement without a license is a criminal offense in Maryland, and the civil courts will not enforce the contract for the contractor. In other words, the contractor cannot legally accept payment, or sue you if you don’t pay, so no, you do not have to pay. I would immediately... View More

You were in a publicly accessible place, not in a place where you had an expectation of privacy. So yes, it could be posted. However, if the posting intentionally or suggestively puts you in a false light, such as accusing you of being a thief, you might have a defamation of character claim, and... View More

The obvious one is forfeiture of your earnest money deposit (EMD). It is possible you would be sued to specifically enforce the contract and force you to buy it, but that is a long expensive suit that will tie up the sale until it’s over and the seller would prefer to just sell their home—so... View More

If this is the primary asset and all estate assets are being distributed to a spouse or lineal heirs (children, grandchildren, siblings, parents) there are no inheritance taxes, and no estate tax for estates having a value below $5,000,000. For calculating estate value for estate tax purposes,... View More

Need to know more about your other charges and criminal history. But ordinarily, there is a reasonable expectation that a judge will grant reconsideration and convert your guilty conviction to a PBJ, assuming you perform well on probation and comply with all conditions. If this sentence just... View More

Unless you made incriminating statements, there’s nothing to suppress. Review the evidence in the case with your lawyer. If there’s a basis to file a motion, then it can be filed. I’m not reading anything in your post to support such a motion. Nor am I reading anything in your post to suggest... View More

Unless Pennsylvania has adopted a policy not to issue citations to out-of-state registered vehicles with legal equipment that would be illegal in PA, then you may have to fight it all the way to the US Supeme Court, and test the application of the law to you under the Equal Protection Clause, the... View More

Depends on the law of the state where you want to move the LLC to, and what you are actually looking to achieve. There are four options: (1) keep the MD registration and simply register to do business in the other state as a foreign registered LLC; (2) dissolve the MD LLC and create a new LLC in... View More

Pursuant to Maryland Rule 4-242(h):

(h) Withdrawal of Plea. At any time before sentencing, the court may permit a defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty, a conditional plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere when the withdrawal serves the interest of justice. After the imposition of... View More

If you were married at least ten years during the time that your ex was in the military, then you can get the pension award issued in the form of a special court order served on the military to receive direct (and retroactive) payment of what you are owed. Either way you will need to file a motion... View More

Hire a lawyer to present your evidence to the prosecutor’s office in order to clear your name and have the correct person charged. You will need to identify your friend or friends who used your identity. It is unclear how you know exactly which one used your identity. This happens more often than... View More

You are not required to have ID to travel about the United States. This is not a police state. You cannot drive a motor vehicle without a validly issued state driver's license, or with an acceptable foreign driver’s license, but your freedom of movement is not restricted. Private businesses,... View More

If you want quick action to stop his behavior, then I suggest you contact a lawyer to discuss whether his specific conduct meets the legal standards for obtaining a court order for protection from domestic violence. Such orders are available to prohibit harassment, stalking, threats, assaults and... View More

The Public Defender’s Office provides free representation in criminal cases for defendants who meet the financial requirements. If the case is pending in federal court (United States District Court or before a U.S. Magistrate), then she (not you) needs to apply for representation with the Federal... View More

You’re not going to want to pay a lawyer’s hourly rates if you don’t want to pay $50 more per month or whatever the increase is. Maybe if you gathered a group of homeowners to share the legal fees, all being represented by the lawyer, that would be a way to make it affordable.

But... View More

Your lay opinion as to both the “radiation” and its relationship to your vaguely described symptoms that are the same symptoms caused by countless possible other reasons (virus, allergy, bacterial infections, nerve related issues, etc.), and the total lack of any medical evidence to support it,... View More

Felony convictions of possession with intent to distribute are expungeable after a period of years, ranging from 3, 7 and 10 years after all terms of the sentence and probation are completed depending on the nature of the controlled substance (cannabis being in the shorter range) and the specific... View More

Whether she does her back-up time is up the the judge at the VOP hearing, but that is what she is facing. She has to be found guilty of the VOP first. That will typically depend on whether she is found guilty of the trespassing and malicious destruction of property. Therefore, her focus should... View More