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Traffic Accident Legal Representative In Baltimore’s Hampden Zone
As an experienced MVA litigator, I serve those injured in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland—a vibrant community just northwest of downtown, bounded by the Jones Falls Expressway (I...
Can I Be Accused of Stealing Property I Own Jointly With My Spouse?
Seasoned criminal defense attorneys in Baltimore, Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD have long taken advantage of statutory defenses to gain favorable verdicts for their clients. Indeed, an attorney who do...
What is Considered Theft by Deception?
Prosecutors have the leeway to prove a theft occurred in multiple ways. One is to show a knowing use of deception to gain unauthorized control over the property of another with the intent to deprive t...
What Does It Mean to Deprive Someone of Their Property?
Experienced criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore, Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD are acutely aware the State must prove that an alleged thief intended to deprive the owner of his or her property. The...
Can I Get In Trouble For Not Taking My Rental Car Back On Time?
Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore, MD have likely seen the theft of a rental car prosecuted as a theft, generally, or motor vehicle theft, specifically. Experienced criminal defense lawyers i...
How Does One Exert Unauthorized Control Over Property?
Experienced criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore, Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD are well aware the State can prove a theft by showing a defendant exerted control over property without permission. The...
Is Misappropriation by a Fiduciary A Crime in Maryland?
Fiduciary. Funny sounding word. Criminal defense attorneys in Baltimore, MD will tell you it is a label the law may apply to designate someone that stands in a position of: trust and confidential...
Is Unauthorized Use The Same As Theft?
In some states, similar provisions are, or at a time were, referred to as “joy riding” statutes. Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore, MD know that in this jurisdiction, the crime is refe...
Can I Be Charged With Theft If I Was Allowed to Have The Property?
Criminal defense attorneys in Baltimore Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD know that stealing is taking of something from another, with the intent to deprive that person of the ownership of that item. We h...
What Exactly is the Property of Another?
Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore MD will tell you that property, within the meaning of the theft statute, can be anything that holds value. The law provides a non-exclusive list of things that ca...
What Is Defalcation Under Maryland Law?
Defalcation. A pop singer from the 80s, or a crime? It’s something most people have never heard of. Indeed, many lawyers have never heard of it. Baltimore criminal defense Attorney Eric T. Kirk...