After winning a state court post-conviction, and obtaining a new sentencing, a white collar client of the Law Office of C. Justin Brown was granted additional relief by a Circuit Court judge this week. The Circuit Court Judge reduced the client’s sentence to a new term that should allow the client to get home by…
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Important Maryland Post-Conviction Ruling
The Court of Appeals has just made an important Post-Conviction ruling, in Savoy v. State. The Court granted a new trial on the grounds that the trial court judge had given an erroneous “reasonable doubt” jury instruction. Despite some procedural idiosyncracies, the case is a reminder of just how potent the reasonable doubt issue can be…
