Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland
Use of witnesses
I would like to know if in a trial case involving charges:2counts of first degree assault,2counts 2nd deg, handgun on person,use of a handgun in a violent crime,reckless endangerment and 2 counts of reckless endangerment can allow an arrest warrant and a a person's picture in the paper and the news as ''wanted'' be done if there is only a witnesses say so. Also if that person has no violent record with weapons of any kind how severe could the punishment be?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Use of witnesses
Yes, a magistrate could review evidence presented
in the situation you have described and determine that ,indeed, there was probable cause to issue
an arrest warrant, whereupon the other things would naturally follow.
Most of the charges you have mentioned are serious felonies,and, therefore, even a person
with no previous criminal history,if convicted,
of one or more of these offenses could be looking at serious time.
Re: Use of Handgun
It appears from your question that the charges are in Maryland. If so, then use of a handgun during a crime of violence is a mandatory 5 years without parol. You should immediately employ a criminal attorney, me for instance, or talk to the public defender if you cannot afford an attorney.
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