Lawyers long have used focus groups or jury consultants to try to find the perfect jury for their clients. Investigating jurors fell out of favor because courts were concerned with their privacy, experts say.
Hung jury despite controversial prohibition on researching jurors in Montgomery County Read More »
The decision came after prosecutors obtained DNA test results that exonerated the client.
Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Assaulting Girl, 8 Read More »
Montgomery County prosecutors dropped murder and assault charges yesterday against an 18-year-old Silver Spring man arrested in the May 10 fatal beating of a 30-year-old man.
Teenager Released After Establishing Alibi Read More »
Six alleged gang members were indicted on murder charges in Montgomery County District Court in the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Wheaton man.
Montgomery County Teenager’s charges Dropped, 6 Others Accused in Stabbing Read More »
Walkersville man found not guilty of assaulting inmate.
Correctional Center Nurse Acquitted on Sex Offense Charges Read More »
A former Wilde Lake woman who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after fatally stabbing her live-in boyfriend more than 15 years ago has been granted a retrial.
New Trial Granted 15 years later in Howard County murder Read More »
Jury finds ex-Army ranger guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
Jury finds ex-Army Ranger not guilty of Depraved Heart Murder Read More »
Prosecutors have now dropped all the murder charges stemming from a fatal shooting outside an Edmonston night club.
Murder charges dropped in Prince George’s County nightclub slaying Read More »
He spent exactly 271 days behind bars last year—an ordeal he describes as “sort of like hell.”
Rockville man gets complete acquittal after nine months in jail Read More »
For nearly four hours in June, he insisted to Prince George’s County police detectives that the two armed robbery victims who had identified him as a culprit were wrong, that he was innocent.
Nineteen-year-old freed after 7 months in jail; robbery testimony at odds Read More »
