Recent Posts in August, 2020

• Nathans & Ripke LLP Named Best Lawyers in 2021

  Aug 27, 2020
  We are proud to announce that all Nathans & Ripke LLP Partners were recognized as among 2021’s Best Lawyers in America. Larry Nathans was also named ...
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• Maryland Court of Appeals Orders New Trial Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel for Counsel's Failure to Disclose a Conflict of Interest

  Aug 24, 2020
  On August 14, 2020, the Maryland Court of Appeals reinstated the post-conviction relief ordered by the Circuit Court for Frederick County, in Yaw Poku ...
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• The Black Lives Matter Movement Meets the Fourth Amendment and Federal Civil Rights Law

  Aug 17, 2020
  Two recent cases, U.S. v. Curry , 965 F.3d 313, 2020 U.S. App. Lexis 22038 (4 th Cir. 2020) (filed July 15, 2020), and Jamison v. McClendon , 2020 ...
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• Even Where Prosecution Conceded Error Warranting New Trials for Two Convicted in Killing of Locust Point Bartender, Maryland Court of Special Appeals Denies New Trial for Co-Defendant Whose Counsel Failed to Object to Court Error

  Aug 12, 2020
  In a consolidated opinion issued on August 3, 2020, resolving Tonya Hayes v. State of Maryland and Marquese Winston v. State of Maryland , the ...
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• The Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Orders New Trial for Doctor Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Because of Improper Admission of Evidence

  Aug 10, 2020
  In vacating Dr. Felix Brizuela’s convictions under 18 U.S.C. §841, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concluded in its June 19, ...
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• The Maryland Court of Appeals Reverses Baltimore Conviction, Holding that Marijuana Smell is Insufficient Probable Cause for Search Incident to Arrest

  Aug 7, 2020
  Last week, on July 27, 2020, the Maryland Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Rasherd Lewis v. State of Maryland (No. 44), holding that the smell of ...
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• The July 31, 2020, Boston Marathon Bombing Capital Sentencing Reversal Shows the Unintended Consequences of Appellate Decisions and How a 50-Year Old Case Concerning a Reputed Organized Crime Boss May Save the Surviving Boston Marathon Bomber's Life

  Aug 3, 2020
  In United States v. Dzhokar Tsarnaev , 2020 U.S. App. Lexis 24226, First Circuit #16-6001 ( Tsarnaev III), filed on July 31, 2020, the United States ...
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