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A Vancouver man is claiming self-defense in the January beating death of another man in a local motel, his defense attorney said Monday during opening statements in his murder trial.

The Maryland Supreme Court is weighing whether a prosecutor’s effort to keep exculpatory evidence from the defense should result in the dismissal of criminal charges. The state’s highest court heard oral arguments this week in the case of Jonathan D. Smith, whose 2001 murder conviction fell apart when his lawyers discovered reams of evidence that […]

Clark County Sheriff's Office says there was an altercation between two men at a motel Friday night.

Maryland's high court will consider when the prosecution’s willful failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of criminal charges.

Maryland's failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of charges only when a new and fair trial is impossible, appeals court says.