Baltimore Personal Injury Lawyer: Serving Barclay | 21218
As a long-time Baltimore Personal Injury Lawyer for Baltimore’s historic Barclay 21218, I have appreciated this central Baltimore neighborhood, known for its historic rowhouses and significant r...
What is ‘Felony Murder” in Maryland?
I’ve alluded in another chapter to the so called felony murder rule. Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore know this can be incredibly harsh. If a death occurs in the course of enumerated feloni...
The One Year and One Day Rule
In other chapters, we’ve discussed the heinous crime of murder. Criminal defense attorneys Attorney Eric T. Kirk in Baltimore that paid attention in their law school classes may remember th...
What is Considered Manslaughter in Maryland?
Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of another, that is not first or second degree murder. The maximum penalty for manslaughter is 10 years -much less than the maximum for murder. Manslaughter i...
Is Causing the Death of a Viable Unborn Child Considered Murder In Maryland?
Criminal defense lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk in Baltimore are aware there a specific provisions dealing with the death of a fetus. A person must have acted with: the intent to cause t...
What is Considered Adequate Provocation To Reduce A Charge To Manslaughter?
Experienced Baltimore Criminal Defense attorneys Attorney Eric T. Kirk have successfully argued that the client who has caused death are perhaps guilty of manslaughter, but not murder. The idea h...
What is the Difference Between A Baltimore Murder First Degree Charge and Second Degree?
What is the Difference Between A Baltimore Murder First Degree Charge and Second Degree? All murders committed in Baltimore are assumed to be “murder in the second”. If the State can...
How Does Maryland Law Define Malice?
In the criminal context, it is said that Malice is the intentional doing of a wrongful act to another without legal excuse or justification. It includes any wrongful act done wilfully or purposely....
What is Considered Gross Negligence Under Maryland Law?
It’s probable that any Baltimore attorney who deals in both personal injury and criminal defense cases has argued the distinctions between garden variety negligence, gross negligence [and potent...
What Are Manslaughter by Vehicle and Criminal Negligence in Maryland?
We’ve seen that a person who drives a vehicle in a grossly negligent manner, and causes death, commits manslaughter by vehicle, and can be subject to 10 years in prison. Seasoned Balti...
Homicide By Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol or Impaired in Maryland
Negligent driving, alone, that results in the death of a person carries a penalty of three years. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. The penalties go up if a vehicle and alcohol are involved...
