Q: What happens when you come to my office regarding a criminal matter in Maryland?
A: When you call (410.288.2900) the Law Offices of G Randolph Rice Jr., LLC, we will schedule a time that is convenient for you to meet at one of my offices.
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Law Offices of
G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC
6914 Holabird Avenue, Suite A
Baltimore, Maryland 21222
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Our main office is located at 6914 Holabird Ave. in Dundalk, Maryland 21222. Before you come to the meeting you should collect a number of documents that you may have in your possession.
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For criminal matters you should bring the statement of charges that was given to you by the police officer, as well as any other documents that you receive from the court or the police department. In addition, you should bring a list of all witnesses that we would be able to call during trial or to investigate the criminal matter.
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If you're charged with a DUI or DWI the state of Maryland, you want to bring in the statement of charges as well as the results of any blood or breath test that you submitted.
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Once you arrive at my office will begin to cover some basic information about you. We’ll collect information, that is always protected by the attorney-client privilege, including your name, address, phone numbers, where you were born and raised, your date of birth, your marital status, how many children you have, where you went to high school and college, if you have any military experience, your current and past employers, any current psychological or psychiatric issues, your current medications, any alcohol use, drug use, any type of drug or alcohol treatment that you received in the past five years. In addition, we’ll review your prior criminal record, both your adult and juvenile criminal record as well as if you were on parole or probation at the time of the offense.
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Next we’ll review the facts of the case as well as any physical evidence and witnesses to the incident. If not applicable, we’ll provide you with a list of tasks to be completed before the trial date. Including enrolling in and completing either a drug or alcohol treatment program, participating in AA or NA, proof of employment, which may include your pay stubs, a business card, or letter from your employer on company letterhead. We’ll ask that any friends or family who can testify about the differences they perceive since your arrest and entry into the treatment be called to Court. We’ll review any potential treatment or classes that you can complete depending on the charges. You’ll receive a list of all of these tasks before you leave our office to ensure that nothing is forgotten and nothing is missing for your criminal matter.
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Once we receive payment for your criminal case we’ll begin our work. If you are charged with a felony, you can file for but must file within 10 days for a preliminary hearing. If you retain my office within the 10 day, we will file your request for a preliminary hearing as well as our entry of appearance. If you hire my office after the 10 days that you are required to file a request for preliminary hearing we can still appear for you at the hearing to question the witnesses that testify on behalf of the State.
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After the preliminary hearing or if the state decides to take the case to the grand jury and you are indicted, we will file a request for discovery and necessary motions for your case. Each case is different, whether it's a drug case, robbery, burglary, or other felony, there are particular and specific motions that must be filed. We ensure that those motions are filed on your behalf. Once we file for discovery we next begin the process of investigating your case. We’ll review every piece of evidence that the State has as well as review any potential constitutional arguments that we may be able to argue before the Court.
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We will contact the Clerk of Court for the Maryland County you are charged in and schedule a motions hearing as well as a trial date. Once we have a motions date we’ll prepare any constitutional arguments such as a bad stop, bad search, or any violation of your Constitutional rights. In addition to investigating your case we will also begin the process of negotiating a potential plea with the state's attorney’s office.
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The negotiation of that plea would be used if we decide not to try the case in front of a judge or jury. In every case, we evaluate the defense’s strengths and the state's weaknesses to negotiate the best possible plea deal
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If we decide to try the case in front of a judge or jury we’ll meet a number of times with you as well as any of our witnesses that we may decide to call during trial. We’ll review all the evidence and map out our strategy for trial. When the trial date does come, we’ll be prepared to present the best possible defense on your behalf.
Looking for a Criminal Defense Lawyer in Maryland, call the Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC at 410.288.2900. A Baltimore, Maryland based criminal defense, DUI/DWI defense, Personal Injury/Trial Attorney serving the residents of Maryland with experienced and trusted legal advice.
