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Coalition letters to the Maryland State Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and House of Delegates Judiciary Committee regarding proposed legislation (SB 921, HB 1213) to eliminate restrictions on jury eligibility for those with criminal convictions.
Brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants.
NACDL letter to Maryland Senate and House of Delegate members in support of SB 276/HB 295, legislation to repeal the death penalty.
NACDL letter to Senator Michael Miller in support of legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland.
Maryland's Death Penalty: Still Here, Still Unfair. More Arbitrary and Costly.
NACDL letter to Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley in support of legislation to repeal the death penalty.
Policies and rulings on lengthy imprisonment terms in Maryland.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Respondent/Cross Petitioner’s Motion for Reconsideration
Information on the policy and history of recording custodial interrogations in Massachusetts.
Information on the policy and history of recording custodial interrogations in Maryland.
2013 Maryland Court of Appeals Opinion, DeWolfe v. Richmond. Question Presented: Whether indigent defendants are entitled to state-furnished counsel at initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner. Court held due process clause of MD Declaration of Rights requires state funded counsel at any proceeding that may result in the defendant's incarceration, including initial appearances before a commissioner
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Maryland, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association in support of appellees.
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association Regarding the State's Application for Leave to Appeal.
