Suspended Sentence in Homicide Case The Law Office of Flynn M. Owens Attorneys Baltimore Maryland

I just concluded representation of a client who had been originally charged with murder, as well as attempted murder against a 2nd person. The case went to jury trial last year, and the client was found not guilty of both the attempted murder and the murder. The jury could not reach a unanimous verdict as to one count, manslaughter, pertaining to the individual who was killed. As a result, the case was set for retrial, as to that one count only.

Prior to the 2nd trial date, plea discussions took place between the prosecutor and myself, resulting in an offer of a suspended sentence (no prison time) in return for a plea to manslaughter. Originally, the client was facing a possible sentence of double life. Now, he's home.

Great Result in Gun Case
Posted by: Flynn Owens
March 17, 2011

I just concluded representation of a client who was charged with transporting a firearm in his vehicle. The vehicle was stopped for a legitimate traffic infraction, so there was no viable defense as to the legality of the stop. Once the vehicle was stopped, the client admitted to the police that he had a gun in the car. As such, there was also no viable factual defense either.

In view of the lack of a plausible defense, it was decided to negotiate a resolution of the case with the State and the Court, which resulted in the client receiving a disposition of probation before judgment, which is not a conviction and which eventually can be expunged. Additionally, the client was placed on probation for 12 months, but unsupervised probation.

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