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Here’s a good candidate for the Maryland House Judiciary Committee. He’d fit right in with most them… From ABC News: Baltimore Judge Marries Accused Abuser to Victim During Trial to Avoid Testimony Judge Darrell Russell Offered to Pause a Domestic Violence Trial for a Marriage Ceremony A Baltimore County judge has been reassigned after pausing [...]
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From The Washington Post: Maryland’s roadblock to helping victims of abuse By Eileen King Silver Spring Sunday, March 14, 2010; C05 The Maryland House Judiciary Committee has a reputation for being not only a place where good bills go to die but also where witnesses can expect little sympathy for having suffered from violent or [...]
Filed In: Activism, Amy Castillo, Benjamin F. Kramer, Benjamin S. Barnes, Call to action, Corrupt Lawyers, Corrupt politicians, Curtis S. Anderson, Democrats, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Don H. Dwyer Jr, Fathers who murder their children, Frank M. Conaway Jr, Gerron S. Levi, Getting screwed by the politicians, Husbands who murder wives, Intimate Partner Assault, J.B. Jennings, Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher, Jill P. Carter, Joseph F. Vallario Jr, Kathleen M. Dumais, Kevin Kelly, Kriselds Valderrama, Luiz R.S. Simmons, Maryland, Maryland HB 700, Michael D. Smigiel Sr, Murdered Children, Murdered Mothers, Republicans, Samuel I. Rosenberg, Susan C. Lee, Susan K. McComas, Todd L. Schuler, Tony McConkey, Victor R. Ramirez, Violence against women, William J. Frank
From The Washington Post: AS EXPECTED, the Maryland House Judiciary Committee wrongly killed a bill on Thursday that would have made it easier for victims of domestic violence to obtain protective orders. H.B. 700 would have brought Maryland into conformance with the practices of every other state in the country. As an election-year service to [...]
Filed In: Amy Castillo, Bad Lawyers, Benjamin F. Kramer, Benjamin S. Barnes, Corrupt Lawyers, Corrupt bastards, Corrupt politicians, Curtis S. Anderson, Democrats, Domestic Violence, Don H. Dwyer Jr, Fathers who murder their children, Frank M. Conaway Jr, Gerron S. Levi, Getting screwed by the politicians, HB 700, Husbands who murder wives, J.B. Jennings, Jill P. Carter, Joseph F. Vallario Jr, Kathleen M. Dumais, Kevin Kelly, Kriselda Valerrama, Legal abuse, Luiz R.S. Simmons, Mark Castillo, Maryland, Maryland HB 700, Michael D. Smigiel Sr, Murder, Murdered Children, Republicans, Samuel I. Rosenberg, Sue Hecht, Susan C. Lee, Susan K. McComas, Todd L. Schuler, Tony McConkey, Victor R. Ramirez, William J. Frank
A bill is in the Maryland Legislature now, HB 700 (Del Hecht, et al.), which seeks to alter the standard of proof for issuing a final protective order from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence. If a judge finds from the preponderance of the evidence that the alleged abuse has occurred, [...]
Filed In: Amy Castillo, Bad Dads, Child Custody Battle, Children and Domestic Violence, Children's rights, Corrupt politicians, Democrats, Eileen King, Fathers who murder their children, Getting screwed by the politicians, HB 700, Help for Victims of Domestic Violence, Justice for Children, Mark Castillo, Maryland, Maryland HB 700, Murder, Murdered Children, Republicans, Sue Hecht
UPDATE (3/01/10): PLEASE SEE Attention Maryland: You Have Some Pigs Loose in the Legislature Amy Castillo’s husband killed their 3 children Updated: Friday, 26 Feb 2010, 12:26 PM EST Published : Thursday, 25 Feb 2010, 7:15 PM EST By Sherri Ly ANNAPOLIS, Md. – When Amy Castillo’s husband, Mark, killed her three children nearly two [...]