This past Thursday the Maryland Court of Appeals held oral argument in Motor Vehicle Administration v. Deering. John K. Phoebus of Salisbury, Maryland argued on behalf of Ms. Deering that Deering’s license should not have been suspended when the police officer would not let her call her lawyer before deciding…
When a person gets convicted of a drunk driving (DUI or DWI) charge in a state other than Maryland, that state usually sends a notice of the conviction to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). The MVA is then authorized to take action against the person’s driver’s license under a…
The National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) and the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association (MCDAA) filed an amicus brief late last month authored by attorney Leonard R. Stamm in Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) v. Deering. Deering was arrested for DUI and requested to take a breath test. Before submitting she…
Last year, the Maryland legislature changed the law that required the court to send trial notices to all persons receiving traffic tickets. Now a person receiving a payable (minor) traffic violation and no jailable (non-payable – must appear) companion tickets must either pay the ticket or request a trial within…
Click below to listen to Lenny Stamm’s interview with DJ Kirk McEwen on WBAL on Thursday, February 2, 2011 at 9 p.m. 01 WBAL-AM Post Delay.mp3 02 WBAL-AM Post Delay.mp3 If you are facing criminal or traffic charges in Maryland state or federal court, call Leonard R. Stamm or Johanna…
In the past year there have been a number of developments in the area of DUI law in Maryland, and most of them favor the State. The Court of Appeals has issued a number of decisions favoring the MVA. In Hill v. Motor Vehicle Admin., the Court of Appeals rejected…
Title 16 of Maryland’s Transportation Article contains licensing requirements and license offenses. Included in this section is Maryland’s implied consent law (section 16-205.1), which requires drivers detained on suspicion of drunk driving to submit to an alcohol test and face license penalties for failing or refusing the test. The sections…
Once a driver has been arrested for a DUI or DWI in Maryland by state, not federal, police, the arresting officer is required to read a form to the driver, called the DR-15 Form. This form explains the penalties for failing or refusing a breath or blood test. Of course…
Every year the Maryland legislature is bombarded by MADD, the Maryland State Police, and the States Attorneys, and are asked to strengthen Maryland’s DUI laws. Every year the DUI laws get strengthened, they never get made more lenient. This year they made a number of changes regarding ignition interlocks that…
Defending drivers with a CDL (commercial driver’s license) who are charged with drunk driving is tricky. Each step of the process involves a risk that the CDL will either be disqualified pursuant to state and federal law, or suspended pursuant to regulations of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). Under…