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Jury to consider death sentence for prisoner convicted of murdering correctional officer
An Anne Arundel County jury will consider the death sentence for a prisoner convicted of murdering a correctional officer. Monday's decision marks the first time a Maryland jury has determined that DNA directly linked a killer to a murder and makes him a...Tags: Chemicals, Criminal Laws, Justice System, Prosecution, Judges
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Tickets to sold-out concerts, luxury boxes not uncommon for city officials
Luxury boxes at major sporting events. Sold-out concerts. Galas. Vegas shows.
Baltimore's lawmakers often receive tickets for shows and other popular events from developers, business people, corporations and nonprofits as one of the perks of office. Over...Tags: Local Government, Companies and Corporations, Baltimore Hotels, Rochelle Spector, Houston Texans
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Reginald Lewis' daughter opens up about growing up with her famous father
When she was 12 years old, Christina Lewis Halpern was caught in the collision between great good fortune and terrible luck. And the suddenness and severity of the impact jolted her deeply, though it would take years for her to experience the full...Tags: Lawyers, Virginia State University, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Justice System, Judges
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Stephens sentencing could test Maryland death penalty law
This week's sentencing of the prisoner convicted of killing a correctional officer will be the first case in Maryland in which prosecutors must establish a DNA "link" in order to pursue a death sentence, and it could become the first real test for the...Tags: Criminals, Criminal Laws, Chemicals, Justice System, Judges
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Baltimore police told not to stop people taking photos or video of their actions
Baltimore police officers may not "prevent or prohibit" people from taking photographs or video of crime scenes and other law enforcement activities that are in public view, according to a department-wide directive made public Friday. The new rules...Tags: Inner Harbor, Johns Hopkins University, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Department of Justice, Equestrian
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Future of Exxon case uncertain as cleanup continues
The cleanup is supposed to be done in 2014, nearly eight years after 26,000 gallons of gasoline contaminated the groundwater in a northern Baltimore County neighborhood, but there's no end in sight for the legal wrangling. On Thursday, the state Court of...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Baltimore County
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Columbia resident's fight to overturn 2010 New Town zoning law may be over
Columbia resident Russell Swatek's fight to overturn the new zoning regulations the County Council passed two years ago for downtown Columbia seems to have come to end. "Honestly, I suspect it's progressed to a point that that's not going to happen,"...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Judges, Referenda
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Senate panel considers indoor tanning ban for teens
A state senator wants to prevent teenagers from using electric tanning beds. State Sen. Jamie Raskin, a Montgomery County Democrat, presented a bill that would ban minors from indoor tanning beds to the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday afternoon. He...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Colon Cancer, Montgomery County (Maryland), Laws, Howard County
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Jury finds Stephens guilty in killing of Md. correctional officer
A convicted killer was found guilty Thursday of murdering a correctional officer at the now-closed Maryland House of Correction, opening the possibility that he will become the first person sentenced to death under the state's new capital punishment law....Tags: Judges, Laws, Prosecution, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Murder
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Police Blotter for Feb. 08
Harford Sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Brandy Michelle Kerr, 37, of the 200 block of Golf Drive, was charged Thursday with trespassing and theft less than $1,000. Tavon I. Harvey, 17, who has addresses in the first...Tags: Amazon Kindle, Theft, Aberdeen, Prosecution, Laws
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Arundel English-only bill: A hostile, empty gesture
County Councilman Jerry Walker wants to make English the official language of Anne Arundel County. That would make perfect sense if English weren't already, for all practical purposes, the county's official language. When was the last time you heard...Tags: Justice and Rights, Justice System, Laws, Anne Arundel County, National Government
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Trooper receives minor injuries in Harford car chase
A state trooper narrowly escaped serious injury during an early-morning chase Friday along Route 152 in southern Harford County, and a suspect has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
John Jacob Nussle V, 22, of Joppa also faces...Tags: Traffic, Drunk Driving, Laws, Prosecution, Maryland State Police
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