US v. Faulls

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. THOMAS EARL FAULLS, SR.
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Diaz, May 5, 2016,
Prior Acts – No error where testimony regarding prior incidents of domestic violence was allowed, as probative weight with regard to motive and victim’s state of mind not substantially outweighed by potential for unfair prejudice.
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Brice v. State

JOVAN MAURICE BRICE v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Woodward, Filed Nov. 25, 2015,
Prohibited Person – Regulated Firearms – “There is no language in [PS 5-144(a)(1)] requiring a defendant to know that he is disqualified.”

(ed note – Bad legal analysis, so careful leaning too hard on this one)
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