Posted by Thomas Brown | Jun 20, 2012 |
The Circuit Court for Cecil County recently dismissed all charges against my client involving 30 pounds of marijuana. The Court granted my motion to supress all evidence due to an improper traffic stop on I-95 in Cecil County, MD. The Court agreed with my argument that the MSP did not have probab...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Apr 04, 2012 |
Judge Keith A. Baynes and Judge Jane C. Murray won both the Republican and Democratic primaries and will not face any opposition in the November general election. Both will now serve a 15 year term in the Circuit Court for Cecil County, MD. This is good news for all who practice law in Cecil Coun...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Apr 04, 2012 |
Judge Baynes and Judge Murry won both the Republican and Democratic primaries and will not have any opposition in the November general election. This is good news for all who practice law in Cecil county, Maryland!!
The Cecil County, Maryland Circuit Court bench is almost complete with the recen...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Mar 19, 2012 |
My office has seen a recent flurry of trafic stops on I-95 in Cecil County, MD resulting in charges of illegally transporting untaxed cigarettes through Maryland. The nature of these traffic stops are identical to the suspect traffic stops involving illegal drugs including the use of drug dogs an...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Mar 07, 2012 |
Yesterday eleven murder charges were dismissed against my client, Dr. Steven Brigham, a physician charged with murder for performing abortions in Elkton, Cecil County, MD. After Dr. Brigham was indicted for murder for performing these abortions, my co-counsel, Nancy Forster and I have been arguin...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Oct 21, 2011 |
With the recent appointment of new judges coupled with the election of a new State's Attorney in Cecil County, MD, sentences for DUI/DWI have dramatically changed with harsher outcomes. First offender defendants have become accustomed to a Probation Before Judgment ("PBJ") disposition with a fi...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Sep 29, 2010 |
The new face of the Cecil County Circuit Court began earlier this month when the Honorable Michael Whalen defeated his sole opponent in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Judge Whalen, who was appointed by Governor O'Malley and strongly supported by the local Cecil County Bar, will be ...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Mar 30, 2010 |
The landscape for criminal defense lawyers and criminal defendants in Cecil County, Maryland is about to dramatically change due to the recent retirement of the Honorable Dexter M. Thompson, Jr. With the Honorable O. Robert Lidums facing mandatory retirement due to age effective October, 2010, t...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Feb 02, 2010 |
Roxicodone, a variation of Oxycodone, is fast becoming Cecil County's most popular street drug . Oxycodone is a narcotic prescribed to relieve pain and is twice as potent as morphine. There are many variations of Oxycodone products on the market, but OxyContin and Roxicodone, in 15mg and 30mg t...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Jan 30, 2010 |
The Cecil County Detention Center , (CCDC) is a county detention facility located at 500 Landing Lane, Elkton, MD 21921. It has two components-"Jailside", where individuals are held pre-trial and after sentencing and the Community Adult Rehabilitation Center (CARC), that houses work-release pris...
Posted by Thomas Brown | Jan 28, 2010 |
The Maryland State Police's Pro Active Enforcement Team continues out in force with drug interdiction stops on I-95 in Cecil County,MD
Most of these "profile" stops are for minor speed violations, unsafe lane changes and following too close. The basis for the search of the vehicle is usually th...