Peter Ayers Wimbrow, III, III, lawyers in Ocean City, MD, Maryland

EXTRAORDINARY RELIEF

A defendant has an adequate remedy at law for a lower court's decision when he or she has a right to appeal the lower court's decision. When the defendant cannot appeal the lower court's decision, he or she may be entitled to extraordinary relief. Extraordinary relief is a method by which the defendant seeks to have an appellate court examine the lower court's actions and order the lower court to perform or to refrain from performing a certain act.More...

FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING MURDER-FOR-HIRE

A person commits a federal offense when he or she travels or uses facilities in interstate or foreign commerce with the intent to murder another person for monetary compensation. More...

Violations of the Poultry Products Inspection Act

The Poultry Products Inspection Act was enacted to protect the health and welfare of consumers. The Act ensures that poultry products that are distributed in interstate commerce are of good quality and comply with the requirements set forth under the Act. The Act provides prohibitions against numerous types of conduct. More...

CONTEMPT

Contempt is defined as conduct that obstructs or tends to obstruct the proper administration of justice. Contempt also includes an act that constitutes disrespectful conduct towards a court. In order to constitute contempt, the act itself must be disrespectful. A person's intent or purpose is not relevant. The fact that the conduct may be irritating to the court does not constitute contempt. More...

MANUFACTURING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

A person commits a criminal offense if he or she manufactures a controlled substance without authorization, if he or she manufactures a counterfeit or a simulated substance with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, or if he or she manufactures drug paraphernalia with the intent to deliver the drug paraphernalia to a person who intends to violate the drug laws. More...