Is Second Degree Assault a Misdemeanor or Felony in Maryland?

Is Second Degree Assault a Misdemeanor or Felony in Maryland?

Assault Defense Lawyer in Maryland
Is Second Degree Assault a Misdemeanor
or Felony in Maryland

This is a question I get asked a lot as a criminal defense lawyer in Maryland.  The answer is 2nd degree assault is a misdemeanor in Maryland.

If you are convicted of second degree assault in Maryland, you could be facing a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and/or a $2,500.00 fine.

Q: What should you do if charged with 2nd degree assault in Maryland?

A: Call a license Maryland criminal defense attorney that handles second degree assault charges in the jurisdiction where you are charged.

You want to make sure you hire a lawyer that is known by both the Judges and State's Attorneys or prosecutors in the County where you are charged.

I have been representing clients charged with 2nd Degree Assault for years in the following counties and cities:

• Baltimore County;
• Baltimore City;
• Harford County;
• Howard County;
• Anne Arundel County; and
• Ocean City, Maryland.

Let me help resolve your second degree assault charges in Maryland with a favorable outcome.  Most 2nd degree assault cases hinge on:

• The statements made by the victim;
• The statements made by any witnesses;
• The photos taken by the police;
• The photos taken by the victim;
• The medical reports from the hospital or doctors;
• The 911 call tapes;
• Any other evidence collected at the scene.

Making sure that type of evidence is not seen by the Judge in trial is imperative to the success of most assault cases in Maryland.

Contact my office at 410-288-2900 to schedule a free consultation or click here to email me directly.

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Criminal Lawyer Baltimore Maryland

Criminal Defense Lawyer Baltimore, Maryland

Do you need a criminal lawyer in Baltimore, Maryland call attorney Randolph Rice, at 410-288-2900 for immediate legal help or click here to email him directly?

Baltimore Maryland Criminal Lawyer
G. Randolph Rice, Jr.
410-288-2900
RiceLawMd@gmail.com

Have you been charged with a crime (misdemeanor or felony) in:

• Baltimore County, Md.;
• Baltimore City, Md.;
• Harford County, Md.;
• Howard County, Md.;
• Anne Arundel County, Md.; or
• Ocean City, Maryland.

You want to contact a lawyer that handles criminal law cases in Baltimore, Maryland.  Contact my office at 410-288-2900 to speak with attorney Randolph Rice.

Mr. Rice is a former Assistant State's Attorney in Maryland and a private attorney since 2009.  He has handled thousands of criminal law cases in and around Baltimore, Maryland.

Let his experience go to work for you in the court room.  If you have been charged with any of the following crimes in Maryland, call my office today to schedule a free consultation:

• Alcohol Violations;
• Arson & Malicious Burning;
• 1st / 2nd Degree Assault;
• Bad Check;
• Bail / Bonds;
• Burglary (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th);
• Carjacking;
• Controlled Dangerous Substances;
• Destruction of Property;
• Disorderly Conduct;
• Domestic Violence;
• Drug Crimes;
• False Statement;
• Firearms;
• Forgery;
• Fraud;
• Gambling / Gaming Crimes;
• Harassment;
• Homicide / Murder;
• Indecent Exposure;
• Kidnapping;
• Malicious Destruction of Property;
• Manslaughter;
• Minors / Juvenile Crimes;
• Murder;
• Natural Resource Violations;
• Obstructing and Hindering;
• Peace / Protective Orders;
• Prescription Drug Crimes;
• Rape;
• Resisting Arrest;
• Robbery / Armed Robbery;
• Sexual Offenses;
• Theft;
• Trespassing;
• Weapon Crimes.

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Call the office today at 410-288-2900 if you have been charged with a crime or facing criminal charges in Baltimore, Maryland.

Driving While Suspended - Driving on Suspended License in Maryland - License Suspension Md

Driving While Suspended - Driving on Suspended License in Maryland - License Suspension Md

Written by Traffic Defense Attorney and Driving on Suspended Lawyer - G. Randolph Rice, Jr., 410-288-2900 on June 13, 2012

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Driving on a Suspended License - Everything you ever want to know about driving on or while your license is suspended in Maryland

Maryland Driving on Suspended License Penalty - Contact Maryland Driving While Suspended Lawyer G. Randolph Rice, Jr., at 410-288-2900 to discuss your traffic citations, insurance consequences, MVA points, and how to defend your driving on suspended charges.  We offer free no-obligation consultations to drivers charged with a license suspension in Maryland.

Contact Attorney G. Randolph Rice, Jr., at 410-288-2900 (24/7).

Most people that have never had a traffic ticket are surprised to learn that driving on a suspended license in Maryland is a "must appear" ticket and carries the potential for jail time.  If it is your first offense for driving on suspended license, then you are probably not going to go to jail, so stop planning your escape to Mexico.  If your license or privilege to drive in Maryland has been suspended, canceled, or revoked, there are answers and a chance to fix the problem before you go to Court.  Contact my office at 410-288-2900 for immediate help and ask for Attorney G. Randolph Rice, Jr.

Driving while suspended (16-303) citations are charged in the District Court of Maryland and that is where you will have to appear to answer the charges of driving while suspended. Driving on suspended licence charges in Maryland as classified as misdemeanors. As an attorney that appears in the District and Circuit Court on a daily basis, I would bet I handle at least 2-4 driving while suspended cases a week in the District Courts for Maryland.   Most of the case that we see result in drivers that are pulled over while they are suspended for failing to appear for a trial date on a much less serious traffic offense.  In 2011, the Maryland legislature change the requirement for all "payable" traffic citations in Maryland.  Before January 2011, if you received a traffic ticket and the maximum penalty was a fine, then you would receive a Court date in the mail about 4-6 weeks after the traffic stop.  Now, if you are charged with a "payable" ticket, then you have to request either a waiver or trial date within 30 days or you have to pay the ticket within that 30 days after the stop.  What most people do is they place the ticket in their glove compartment and forget about the ticket.  After that 30 day period the MVA notifies the Court and the Court then tells the MVA that you have failed to take action on the ticket.  The Court then orders the MVA to suspend your license until you pay the ticket.  This inaction by drivers leads to most of the cases of driving on a suspended license.  If you fail to pay that fine and you are pulled over then the police will charge with you Transportation Article 16-303(h).  If you are charged with 16-303(h) then you are facing a maximum penalty of 60 days and $500.00 fine or both.  

Click Driving While Suspended - Driving on Suspended License in Maryland - License Suspension Md to learn more.

Driving on Suspended License in Maryland::Penalty for Driving on Suspended License in Maryland

Driving Motor Vehicle on Highway on Suspended License and Privilege to Drive in Maryland - Call 410-288-2900 for immediate help.

Have you been charged with driving on suspended license in Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City Maryland.  Contact the driving on suspended license defense attorney G. Randolph Rice, Jr., at 410-288-2900.

Mr. Rice is a private attorney that has helped thousands of clients defend and resolve their driving on suspended driver’s license charges.

What is the penalty for Driving on Suspended Driver’s License in Maryland?

It depends on the subsection of the traffic code that you are charged with.

Penalties -- $500 and 2 months. -- Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of the following sections of this article is subject to a fine of not more than $ 500 or imprisonment for not more than 2 months or both:
§ 16-303(h) ("Licenses suspended under certain provisions of Code");
§ 16-303(i) ("Licenses suspended under certain provisions of the traffic laws or regulations of another state");

Penalties -- $1,000 and 1 year; $1,000 and 2 years. -- Any person who is convicted of a violation § 16-303(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this article ("Driving while license is canceled, suspended, refused, or revoked")
For a first offense, a fine of not more than $ 1,000, or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both; and
For any subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $ 1,000, or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.

Is driving on a suspended license a felony or misdemeanor in Maryland?

Click Driving on Suspended License in Maryland::Penalty for Driving on Suspended License in Maryland to learn more.

Criminal Lawyer in Baltimore, Maryland (Md)

Criminal Lawyer in Baltimore, Md.

If you are facing criminal charges in Baltimore County, Harford County, Anne Arundel County, Howard County, Ocean City, or any other District or Circuit Court in Maryland, you need to contact the experienced and trusted criminal defense lawyer G. Randolph Rice, Jr., at 410-288-2900.

Mr. Rice is the owner and founder of the Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC, and a former Assistant State’s Attorney.  His years of experience and the hundreds of clients he has assisted in resolving their criminal, dui, dwi, and traffic violation cases will prove invaluable in your case.  Contact the office at 410-288-2900 for immediate help, available 24/7 to help.

Mr. Rice is not a bankruptcy lawyer, he isn’t a tax lawyer, he handles criminal cases and focuses his practice on criminal cases.  He has represented client in cases from murder to littering to everything in-between.  Don’t wait till the last minute, if you don’t act fast, you could be waiving some of your constitutional rights through inaction.  Let Mr. Rice worry about the legal process allowing you to focus on returning to a normal life.

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Possession of Rifle or Shotgun in Maryland with Previous Conviction now Illegal

Attention: All the hunters and gun owners in Maryland, as of October 1, 2011, it is now illegal to possess a rifle or shotgun if you were previously convicted of a crime of violence or specific statute that applies to the distribution, possession with intent to distribute, or dispensing controlled dangerous substance.  

If you are found guilty of possessing a rifle or shotgun in Maryland after October 1, 2011, and have been convicted of a prior qualify crime, then you could face up to 15 years incarceration and a felony conviction on your record.
For further reading and information, I have included the text of the Maryland Public Safety statute as well as all defining statues and titles of the statutes mentioned in the new law.
Maryland Public Safety § 5-206. Possession of rifle or shotgun prohibited

(a) In general. -- A person may not possess a rifle or shotgun if the person was previously convicted of:
  (1) a crime of violence; or
  (2) a violation of § 5-602, § 5-603, § 5-604, § 5-605, § 5-612, § 5-613, or § 5-614 of the Criminal Law Article.
(b) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years.
(c) Violation is separate crime. -- Each violation of this subsection is a separate crime.


Maryland Public Safety 5-201. Definitions
(b) Rifle. -- "Rifle" has the meaning stated in § 4-201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(e) Shotgun. -- "Shotgun" has the meaning stated in § 4-201 of the Criminal Law Article.


Maryland Public Safety 5-101 Definitions
(c) Crime of violence. -- "Crime of violence" means:
  (1) abduction;
  (2) arson in the first degree;
  (3) assault in the first or second degree;
  (4) burglary in the first, second, or third degree;
  (5) carjacking and armed carjacking;
  (6) escape in the first degree;
  (7) kidnapping;
  (8) voluntary manslaughter;
  (9) maiming as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 386 of the Code;
  (10) mayhem as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 384 of the Code;
  (11) murder in the first or second degree;
  (12) rape in the first or second degree;
  (13) robbery;
  (14) robbery with a dangerous weapon;
  (15) sexual offense in the first, second, or third degree;
  (16) an attempt to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (15) of this subsection; or
  (17) assault with intent to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (15) of this subsection or a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year.


Maryland Criminal Law Sections Titles:
5-602. Distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, or dispensing controlled dangerous substance.
5-603. Equipment to produce controlled dangerous substance.
5-604. Counterfeit substance.
5-605. Keeping common nuisance.
5-612. Volume dealer.
5-613. Drug kingpin
5-614. Importer of certain controlled dangerous substances.


If you are facing a charge of illegal possession of a rifle or shotgun in Maryland, contact the Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC, at 410-288-2900.  We have helped thousands of Maryland residents with their criminal and weapons charges, let our experience go to work for your in the Courtroom.


Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC
6914 Holabird Avenue, Suite A
Dundalk, Maryland 21222


410-288-2900 (office 24/7)
RiceLawMD@gmail.com

Criminal Penalties for a Theft Conviction in Maryland

Theft Law in Maryland

Theft in Maryland
Criminal Defense Lawyers

Maryland Criminal Law § 7-104 provides the statutes and penalties for general theft in Maryland.

If you have been charged with Theft in Maryland, call attorney G. Randolph Rice, at 410-288-2900 for immediate legal help.

The penalties for theft in Maryland are as follows:

Theft less than $100.00:
If you are convicted of theft in Maryland and the property or services have a value of less than $100.00 then you are subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.  Theft less than $100.00 is classified as a misdemeanor in Maryland.

Theft less than $1,000.00:

If you are convicted of theft in Maryland and the property or services have a value of less than $1,000.00 then you are subject to imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $ 500 or both.  Theft less than $1,000.00 is classified as a misdemeanor in Maryland.

Theft of at least $1,000.00 but less than $10,000.00:

If you are convicted of theft in Maryland and the property or services have a value of at least $1,000 but less than $ 10,000 then you are subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $ 10,000 or both.  Theft of at least $1,000.00 but less than $10,000.00 is classified as a felony in Maryland.

Theft of at least $10,000.00 but less than $100,000.00:

If you are convicted of theft in Maryland and the property or services have a value of at least $10,000 but less than $100,000 then you are subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years or a fine not exceeding $ 15,000 or both.  Theft of at least $10,000 but less than $100,000 is classified as a felony in Maryland.

Theft of $100,000.00 or more:

If you are convicted of theft in Maryland and the property or services have a value of $100,000.00 or more then you are subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years or a fine not exceeding $ 25,000 or both.  Theft of more than $100,000 is classified as a felony in Maryland.

If you are facing theft charges in a Maryland District or Circuit Court, you need the assistance of a criminal defense attorney.  Contact the Attorney G. Randolph Rice, Jr., at 410-288-2900.

Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC

6914 Holabird Avenue, Suite A

Dundalk, Maryland 21222

410-288-2900

RiceLawMD@gmail.com

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