Maryland considers first-degree murder the most serious type of homicide, i.e., causing the death of another human being, that a perpetrator can commit. FindLaw explains that Section 2-201 of the Maryland Criminal Law Code defines first-degree murder as the willful...
Expungement is the process of sealing a criminal record so the information no longer shows through most types of background checks. It is not available to everyone and does not apply to all situations. According to the Congressional Research Service, states typically...
When crime scene investigators gather evidence, they often take it to a lab for processing. They try to connect the hair samples, shoe prints or blood spatters they found at the crime scene to the suspect or potential perpetrator. Yet, some tests run by scientists may...