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Maryland Personal Injury Attorney Wins Difficult Case for Minor Pedestrian.

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Silver Spring injury attorney, Jonathan Carroll, won a difficult case for a 12 year-old boy who was hit by a car after running toward an ice cream truck. The court found that the driver owed a heightened duty of care given that there were children in the neighborhood and an…

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Mr. Jezic continues to guide former Army Ranger toward freedom in Murder case in Montgomery County.

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Link to Article On Friday, October 25, a three-judge panel from Montgomery County Circuit Court reduced the sentence of former Army Ranger Gary Smith from 28 years to 15 years. With Smith’s 7 years of time served, he will be eligible for parole in 6 months. Mr. Jezic and Mr.…

Posted in Criminal cases, Maryland cases

Jury Tells National Restaurant Chain To Accept Responsibility for their Food .

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Montgomery County Injury Attorney Jonathan Carroll recently went to trial against a national restaurant chain when his client swallowed glass that was discovered in the client’s food. The restaurant’s attorney tried every excuse :”it’s the distributor’s fault” , ” you can’t prove the glass came from us”, and ” the…

Posted in Injury Cases, Maryland cases, News of the Firm

Ruling of Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge affirmed

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Sinclair v. State. The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland recently held that the limited, immediate search of an arrestee’s cell phone, pursuant to a lawful arrest, did not violate his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Appellant was convicted in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s…

Posted in Appellate Opinions, Criminal cases, Prince George's county criminal cases

From attempted murder to simple assault.

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Criminal Attorney David Wooten managed to turn a criminal case on its head in Howard County. Attorney Wooten’s client was held for 34 days pending charges for attempted murder, allegedly strangling his girlfriend to unconsciousness. Through diligent investigation and negotiation, however, Mr. Wooten worked out an amazing plea deal, whereby…

Posted in Criminal cases, Howard County criminal cases.

Protective order dismissal.

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Attorney David Wooten recently convinced two different Montgomery County Circuit Court judges to dismiss two protective orders filed by the client’s estranged wife over the course of four months. Attorney Wooten’s client had pled guilty to Second Degree Assault against his wife in 2012. In the first 2013 protective order,…

Posted in Criminal cases, Maryland cases

Defendant’s testimony admissible in State’s case-in-chief during de novo appeals.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Oku v. State The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the ruling of a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge allowing voluntary testimony from a criminal defendant’s District Court trial to be used in the State’s case-in-chief during his Circuit Court trial. The Petitioner was accused of attacking a man while…

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Post-conviction relief after decades behind bars.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Lopez v. State The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that the doctrine of laches[1] does not apply to post-conviction petitions arising from sentences imposed before October 1995. Mr. Lopez, sentenced in 1986 for committing a string of crimes in Silver Spring, Maryland,[2] filed his petition for post-conviction relief in…

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Montgomery County judge denial of criminal defendant’s mistrial motions affirmed.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Choate v. State The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland recently affirmed a Montgomery County Circuit judge’s ruling denying Appellant’s motions for mistrial. The Court held that the grant of a mistrial is not warranted when the defendant has not suffered irreversible prejudice[1] and when the prosecution’s statements in closing…

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Don’t let insurance companies have the last word on your case.

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Andrew Jezic — No Comments ↓

Maryland Personal Injury Attorney Jonathan Carroll stood by his client at trial after the insurance company told her her they would not pay anything on her case. The insurance company claimed our client ran a red light when making a left turn. The trial court disagreed with the insurance company…

Posted in Injury Cases