http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/ Published By Meng & Alpert, LLC en-us 2010-03-11T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/03/ellicott_city_train_accident_maryland_wrongful_death_lawyers.html A 41-year-old homeless man was struck and killed by a train in Ellicott City, Maryland on February 4, 2010. Based on a news article from explorehoward.com, Howard County Police were called to the scene after the train engineer reported striking... Train Accident Meng & Alpert 2010-03-11T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/03/two_men_arrested_for_police_ev.html Police in Cambridge, Maryland arrested two men on February 10, 2010 after they attempted to elude police during a traffic stop. According to news reports, when officers attempted to stop a vehicle for driving against a state of emergency order... Drug Charges Meng & Alpert 2010-03-09T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/03/hanover_man_possibly_struck_by_train_undergoes_multiple_surgeries.html According to a recent news article, on December 13, 2009 a 21-year-old man woke up seriously injured on the train tracks dividing Anne Arundel and Howard Counties in Maryland. The man was dehydrated with a pounding headache, had torn pants,... Train Accident Meng & Alpert 2010-03-04T16:45:31-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/03/new_bill_proposes_dui_plates_for_repeat_offenders.html Based on an article from wboc.com, a proposed bill would require residents of Maryland who are convicted of three or more DUIs to have a special yellow license plate that reads “DUI.” The Prince George’s County lawmaker backing the bill... Law & Information Meng & Alpert 2010-03-02T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/02/prosecutors_bid_to_increase_penalties_for_pcp_drug_possession.html Washington D.C. prosecutors are weighing support for the city’s bid to increase PCP drug possession charges to felony charges under the pretext that violent psychosis caused by the drug warrants the increase of punishment. Based on a recent article, defense... Drug Charges Meng & Alpert 2010-02-25T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/02/maryland_train_track_incident.html A recent examiner.com article reported that two veteran workers on the Washington area’s transit system were killed in Rockville, MD on January 26, 2010 after being crushed by a maintenance truck. Apparently, the automatic train technicians, ages 49 and 68,... Train Accident Meng & Alpert 2010-02-23T13:38:13-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/02/maryland_prisons_may_have_to_notify_federal_authorities.html Maryland lawmakers are addressing a bill that, if approved, will require prisons in Maryland to inform federal authorities of an inmate’s questionable status in terms of being in the country illegally. According to a recent Baltimore Sun article, the bill... Law & Information Meng & Alpert 2010-02-19T15:53:50-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/02/marylands_increase_in_monitori.html In examining possible reasons for why crime has showed a decrease in Maryland, a baltimoresun.com article reflects how the Division of Parole and Probation has paid more attention to known violent and sexual offenders. In this regard, “paying more attention”... Sex Crime Meng & Alpert 2010-02-10T08:00:00-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/01/man_accused_of_shooting_clerk.html A Columbia man was recently arrested and charged with wounding a Dunkin’ Donuts clerk in Anne Arundel County. Police reported that on December 12, 2009 a clerk was shot through a drive-through window after refusing to comply with demands for... Weapons Charges Meng & Alpert 2010-01-26T12:52:46-05:00 http://www.maryland-law-blog.com/2010/01/forensic_expert_indicates_a_la.html Testimony from a forensic DNA expert was heard during the trial of a 39-year-old man charged with the murder of a 27-year-old Salisbury man. Two other suspects were previously indicted by a grand jury for the killing after paramedics found... Homicide Meng & Alpert 2010-01-21T07:00:00-05:00