Lawyers on the Rocks podcast
Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. This triumvirate of lawyers will give you their unsolicited opinion on everything legal and illegal, while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail.
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#92 - Virginia Courage and Conviction Whiskey
12/04/2020
#92 - Virginia Courage and Conviction Whiskey
This week the guys sample Virginia Courage and Conviction Whiskey. They have a number of great topics including: Chopper crashing from a drone collision, DACA update, and a woman who overcomes all obstacles in her quest to be an attorney.
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#91 - Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot
11/24/2020
#91 - Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot
On this week's episode the guys sample the Blithering Idiot, a barley wine ale by Weyerbacher Brewing. They have anumber of great topics, including “Motion to Declare Trump Victorious” Filed in Pennsylvania and a Sweaty Rudy Giuliani suffers hair malfunction in latest bizarre conference Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#90 - FALLing into you
11/06/2020
#90 - FALLing into you
On this week's episode they sample a special FALL themed concoction from the show bartender, Associate attorney Clarissa. They discuss a number of great topics including immigration, fraud, and politicians being politicians. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#89 - Pumpkin Old Fashioned with Malcolm Ruff
11/06/2020
#89 - Pumpkin Old Fashioned with Malcolm Ruff
On this week's episode the guys are sampling a Pumpkin Old Fashioned and are joined by local attorney Malcolm Ruff. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#88 - Vodka Tonic
10/20/2020
#88 - Vodka Tonic
On this week's episode the guys sample the classic vodka tonic cocktail with American Anthem vodka. All american topics for an all american drink. They cover a number of great topics. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#87 - Traverse City Cherry Whiskey
10/13/2020
#87 - Traverse City Cherry Whiskey
On this week's episode the guys sample Traverse City Michigan Distillery's Cherry Whiskey. TOP TOPIC Resumption of jury trials in Maryland. What does it mean, what does it look like, where do we go from here? Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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Bloopers #2
08/26/2020
Bloopers #2
While the guys are on a summer break, here is some filler material aka bloopers. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. This triumvirate of lawyers will give you their unsolicited opinion on everything legal and illegal, while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#86 - Mountain Dew & Bourbon
08/11/2020
#86 - Mountain Dew & Bourbon
On this week's episode the lawyers sample Mountain Dew and Bourbon. The story for the history of the drink comes from this article. They discuss a number of great topics, including: DACA…Dead Again Smelly Marijuana: is it PC to search your car? Rasherd Lewis v. State says sort of? Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#85 - Saint Saffron Cocktail
08/04/2020
#85 - Saint Saffron Cocktail
On this week's episode the guys finally try out the new tech, all together with a remote guest - Producer Gideon back from a remote location! They sample the Saint saffron cocktail with a special saffron gin. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#84 - Gin Rickey
07/28/2020
#84 - Gin Rickey
On this episode the lawyers are recording live and testing technology while sampling the Gin Rickey, a simple drink with a great history. They have a number of important topics including President emergency powers, what can't the President do? Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#83 - Grangestone Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey with Gabriela Kahrl
07/21/2020
#83 - Grangestone Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey with Gabriela Kahrl
On this episode the lawyers are joined by Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland's Immigration Law Clinic and Former OPD appellate attorney Gabriela Kahrl. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#82 - George Dickel Tabasco Bourbon
07/14/2020
#82 - George Dickel Tabasco Bourbon
This week the lawyers sample George Dickel Tabasco Bourbon, with surprising results! They discuss Immigration, PPP loans, and COVID infected strip joints! Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#81 - Year in review 2020 - with Blanton's Bourbon
07/07/2020
#81 - Year in review 2020 - with Blanton's Bourbon
After a month long layoff of contemplation and recooperation the lawyers review the year (by year we mean 6 months). You won't believe what has happened since January 2020. They sample Blanton's Bourbon and cover all the bases. Strap on and get ready for a ride for this episode. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#80 - Ballpark Beers Live on Facebook 5.29.20
06/02/2020
#80 - Ballpark Beers Live on Facebook 5.29.20
Recorded on 5.20.20. On this week's episode the guys sample Ballpark beers! Coors Light, Miller, Natty Boh, oh my! The discussion goes from 0-100 serious with the serious discussion of the day. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#79 - Dark and Stormy LIVE 5.22.20
05/27/2020
#79 - Dark and Stormy LIVE 5.22.20
On this week's episode the guys sample the Dark and Stormy cocktail. Dark rum, Lime, Ginger Beer. Simple, sweet, yet complicated. They discuss fake jury trials, russian rapper spybots, and watermelon masks. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#78 - Hard Seltzer Challenge 5.15.20
05/19/2020
#78 - Hard Seltzer Challenge 5.15.20
On this week's episode the guys take on the Hard Seltzer challenge, sampling Truly, White Claw, Smirnoff, Press, and Vizzy. Listen to find out the winner. They cover a number of topics including Richard Burr getting raided and IKEA discouraging self help in their stores. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#77 - Mutant Mojitos on Facebook LIVE 5.8.20
05/12/2020
#77 - Mutant Mojitos on Facebook LIVE 5.8.20
On this week's episode the guys sample several variations of the Mojito and other drinks they have in their liquor cabinet. The guys discuss a number of great topics including stealing mom's car to go buy a lamborghini and the SUPREME FLUSH! Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#76 - Manhattan Cocktail with TJ Smith
04/28/2020
#76 - Manhattan Cocktail with TJ Smith
This week we sample a Manhattan Cocktail with Mayoral candidate TJ Smith. We also discuss: George's Corner (life as a law student during COVID). I can't Believe it's not Baltimore: Don't call 911 if you run out of toilet paper! Finally, we auction a Healthy Holly book for charity! Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#75 - Tito's Quarantini LIVE on Facebook 4.17.2020
04/21/2020
#75 - Tito's Quarantini LIVE on Facebook 4.17.2020
The lawyers are joined by David Kent, the Mid-Atlantic Division Manager for Tito's Handmade Vodka! They discuss Dak Prescott's legal problems, the Supreme Court case that will determine our future rights and SCOTUS doing oral arguments via conference call! Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#74 - Long Island Iced Tea - LIVE on 4.10.20
04/14/2020
#74 - Long Island Iced Tea - LIVE on 4.10.20
On this week's episode the guys sample the Long Island Iced Tea or its cousin the Long Beach. They have a number of great topics, including: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Baltimore: Mayor in Illinois orders Police to crack down on stay at home order, finds mayor’s wife at a bar! Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#73 - The Great Garibaldi aka Campari Cocktail for COVID for alliteration
04/07/2020
#73 - The Great Garibaldi aka Campari Cocktail for COVID for alliteration
The guys continue their Facebook LIVE tour with this episode being recorded at 3:30 PM on 4.3.20. They sample the Garibaldi Cocktail, a simple recipe good for COVID cases, and since it is made with Campari, it's very alliterative. Here are the ingredients: Garibaldi 1.5 oz. Campari & Fresh orange juice Glass: highball Garnish: Orange wedge resting on rim + plastic stirrer Add 2 ice cubes to glass. Add Campari and a little of the OJ. Stir well to combine Add 1 more ice cube and fill remainder of glass with OJ They discuss a number of good topics: Top Topic: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Baltimore: WWJD (What Would Jeremy Do): Legal Topic: Attorneys Need ‘Tele-Advocacy’ Tools as Courts Adapt to Coronavirus: Legal insight (clearly an opinion piece) Legal Issue 2: Lawyers on the Rocks features , and . This triumvirate of lawyers will give you their unsolicited opinion on everything legal and illegal, while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the and produced by .
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#72 - The Choose Your Own Adventure Drink
03/31/2020
#72 - The Choose Your Own Adventure Drink
On this episode the lawyers are practicing safe social distancing and are on Zoom Chat! This episode was recorded live on 3.30.20 on Facebook Live. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#71 - COVID Live 3.20.20
03/24/2020
#71 - COVID Live 3.20.20
On this episode the lawyers are joined by Natalie Finegar. This episode was recorded live on 3.20.20 on Facebook Live. They're drinking whatever it is that they can scrounge up and they talk about all things COVID including. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#70 - COVID Live
03/18/2020
#70 - COVID Live
Well, this is interesting. The lawyers discuss the ever evolving world we live in, live on Facebook - recorded Tuesday March 17, 2020. Here is the recorded version. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#69 - Guiness Draught Beer
03/10/2020
#69 - Guiness Draught Beer
On this week's episode the guys sample Guiness Draught beer, in preparation for the St. Patrick's Day holiday. The guys discuss: Mobile Marijuana Breath Testing, OBJ's bad behavior, Can a lawyer bill 6000 hours per year, and the state of the immigration bench. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#68 - Rock town Arkansas Whiskey
03/02/2020
#68 - Rock town Arkansas Whiskey
On this week's episode the guys sample Rock Town Arkansas Whiskey while Adam does his best Razorback impression. The whiskey gets seriously mixed reviews for an otherwise great episode discussing criminal sentencing, overloaded air fresheners, clemency, and topless lewd statutes? Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#67 - Climax & Black Fly w/ the things you DIDN'T learn in law school
02/25/2020
#67 - Climax & Black Fly w/ the things you DIDN'T learn in law school
On this week's episode the guys sample two mini bottles in the cabinet. Climax Wood-Fired Whiskey and Black (spanish) Fly Maple Whiskey. The results are interesting. They also deviate from their regular topics to give a Top Ten list of things you DIDN'T learn in law school. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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#66 - Gin and Tonic with Aviation Gin
02/18/2020
#66 - Gin and Tonic with Aviation Gin
On this week's episode the guys sample the Gin and Tonic cocktail with Aviation Gin. Aviation Gin is partly owned and relentlessly plugged by Ryan Reynolds and with good reason. It has a solid $30 price point and if you want more review notes you'll just have to listen to the episode. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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Follow up to Governor's Pardon Power
02/12/2020
Follow up to Governor's Pardon Power
Our discussions resulted in some follow up research. The quick and dirty result is that it seems possible that, based upon the Maryland Constitution, a governor may be challenged for an improper pardon. See below: Just want to be clear that I still think that the Maryland Governor can be charged for improperly using the pardon power. See: Sewell v. State, 239 Md. App. 571, at 625 (2018) A. Official Misconduct First, we review the elements necessary to prove HN3 official misconduct, which is a common-law misdemeanor [***41] in Maryland. Leopold v. State, 216 Md. App. 586, 604, 88 A.3d 860 (2014) (citing Duncan [**625] v. State, 282 Md. 385, 387, 384 A.2d 456 (1978)). HN4 Misconduct in office is defined as "corrupt behavior by a public officer in the exercise of the duties of his [or her] office or while acting under color of" his or her office. Id. (quoting Duncan, 282 Md. at 387); see also Rollin M. Perkins & Roland N. Boyce, Criminal Law 543 (3d ed. 1982). Although it is a singular offense, the crime of official misconduct covers three modes of behavior: (1) misfeasance, (2) malfeasance, and (3) nonfeasance. State v. Carter, 200 Md. 255, 262-63, 89 A.2d 586 [*602] (1952). "'Nonfeasance is the omission of an act which a person ought to do; misfeasance is the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do; and malfeasance is the doing of an act which a person ought not to do at all.'" Id. at 262 (quoting Bell v. Josselyn, 69 Mass. (1 Gray) 309, 311, 3 Gray 309 (1855)). By way of example, a public officer tasked with awarding government contracts can commit malfeasance by rewarding a political donor with a public contract that the officer had no authority to grant and may commit misfeasance by rewarding the donor with a contract that is within the officer's authority to grant. Perkins & Boyce, supra, at 545. Accordingly, a public officer commits malfeasance by corruptly exceeding the scope of his or her authority and commits misfeasance by acting within the scope of his or her authority but doing so [***42] corruptly. Compare Piper v. Pearson, 68 Mass. 120, 123, 2 Gray 120 (1854) (holding that a magistrate was liable for finding the plaintiff in contempt in an action over which the magistrate had no authority to preside) with People v. Norton, 7 Barb. 477, 478, 480-81 (N.Y. App. Div. 1849) (explaining that, although the law may grant an officer "discretionary jurisdiction" to grant liquor licenses, that discretion cannot be "willfully abused[,]" and the officer may not grant or refuse to grant a license based on "corrupt and improper motives"). HN5 As in any other criminal prosecution, in a case of official misconduct, the burden of proof lies with the State to prove the official guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Harryman v. State, 359 Md. 492, 505, 754 A.2d 1018 (2000). Over 150 years of decisional law confirms that, regardless what type of act (or omission) forms the basis of a charge of official misconduct, the State must prove that the public officer acted "willfully, fraudulently, or corruptly." Friend v. Hamill, 34 Md. 298, 304 (1871); see also Hiss v. State, 24 Md. 556, 561 (1866) (relying on Lord Mansfield for the proposition that a justice of the peace may be liable for a discretionary act only if he exercises his discretion "maliciously or corruptly"). This is because official misconduct covers only "corrupt behavior by a [*603] public officer" in the exercise of his or her duties. Duncan, 282 Md. at 387 (emphasis added). HN6 Requiring that the State prove corrupt [***43] intent in misfeasance cases shields public officers from liability for "the consequences of mistakes honestly made." Bevard v. Hoffman, 18 Md. 479, 483 (1862); see also People v. Feerick, 93 N.Y.2d 433, 714 N.E.2d 851, 857, 692 N.Y.S.2d 638 (N.Y. 1999) (explaining that the mens rea requirement protects officers from criminal liability for honest mistakes). As the Court of Appeals explained in 1862, "the nature of our institutions equally demands, that public officers, acting faithfully and honestly in the discharge of their duties, and within the limits of their constitutional powers, shall be protected from liability for mistake or errors of judgment from which none are exempt; provided that they are unmixed with fraud or corruption." Bevard, 18 Md. at 483 (emphasis added). The Court underscored this point later that century in Mincher v. State, ruling that HN7 when a public official is reposed with judgment and discretion in the discharge [**626] of his or her functions, that official may not be held liable, civilly or criminally, for misconduct in office "except for acts done willfully, fraudulently, or corruptly." 66 Md. 227, 235-36, 7 A. 451 (1886) (citing Friend, 34 Md. at 304; Bevard, 18 Md. at 484). A jury acquitted Mincher, a voter registration officer, of all charges except one. Id. at 231. The jury found him guilty of violating a voter registration statute for "knowingly making and publishing [] a false and misleading" [***44] voter registration list. Id. at 231-32. Mincher claimed that the indictment was defective because it did not aver that he acted either willfully, fraudulently, or corruptly. Id. at 235-36. The Court of Appeals agreed that such proof is required "wherever the registration act devolves upon such officer the duty of exercising judgment in the discharge of their functions." Id. at 236. The Court concluded, however, that "[t]he duty of making out, completing, and publishing the two lists provided for in this section [of the statute] does not involve the exercise of any judgment whatever, nor is it left to the discretion of such officers to make out and publish the lists . . . it was only [*604] necessary for the count to charge, as it does, that the acts set out in it were unlawfully and knowingly done by the traverser." Id. HN8 In the case of malfeasance, then, the conduct in question falls outside of the official's discretion and authority, and, if done willfully, is corrupt on its face. See id. at 235-36. The fact-finder can therefore infer the element of corruption without direct evidence of the official's intent to act corruptly because "wil[l]fulness and bad intent" are "necessary or probable accompaniments" of malfeasance. See Carter, 200 Md. at 263. For instance, [***45] a jury could infer corrupt intent from the act of a public officer who, in his capacity as police lieutenant, accepted gifts from several persons he allowed to maintain and conduct a house of prostitution in his jurisdiction. See Hitzelberger v. State, 174 Md. 152, 164-65, 197 A. 605 (1938). In the case of misfeasance, however, because the conduct normally falls within the official's discretion and authority, the State must present evidence that the official intended to act corruptly—with a "sense of depravity, perversion, or taint." Perkins & Boyce, supra, at 542. The distinctions between nonfeasance, malfeasance and misfeasance are not always clear in the cases that develop. See id. at 545 (observing that the distinction between malfeasance and misfeasance "is much less sharp in the actual cases than it is in legal theory, and . . . the courts have had little occasion to indulge in hairsplitting discussions of the problem"). For instance, consider the registration official in Mincher, 66 Md. at 235-36. One may argue that he committed misfeasance because his act (publishing a voter registration list) was within the scope of his authority. But because the official's duty to publish the names of registered voters was deemed ministerial—rather discretionary—his decision to willfully omit from the list the names [***46] of some registered voters was beyond the scope of his authority and was, therefore, malfeasance. See id. Chief Judge Marbury declared in Carter, that HN9 what matters is "the gravamen of the charge, and it is not particularly [*605] important what it is called." 200 Md. at 267. In that case, the indictment charged certain officials with corruptly permitting individuals to post improper, inadequate and insufficient bail, and the appellants claimed that the indictment should be dismissed because it "contained in one count three separate and distinct crimes, malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance in office, and therefore was duplicitous." Id. at 259. Judge [**627] Marbury instructed that the officials were charged with performing their duties corruptly and improperly and that "[w]hether this is called malfeasance or misfeasance or nonfeasance, it is a clear charge of misconduct in office, and it is the only charge contained in the indictment." Id. at 267; see also Chester v. State 32 Md. App. 593, 605, 363 A.2d 605 (1976) ("[A]ny corrupt violation by an officer in any of these three ways is a common-law misdemeanor known by some such name as 'misconduct in office' or 'official misconduct.'"). As these cases and the case before us illustrate, HN10 the measure of what constitutes official misconduct [***47] is an imbricating continuum of proof that runs from evidence of conduct squarely within an officer's discretion undertaken with corrupt intent (misfeasance)—to evidence of conduct clearly exceeding an official's scope of authority such that corrupt intent can be assumed (malfeasance). Conduct that toes the sometimes murky line between what is and what isn't within an officer's scope of authority,8Link to the text of the note falls within the overlay on this continuum. [*606] One thing is certain: regardless of where on the spectrum between malfeasance and misfeasance that Sewell's alleged conduct falls, the ambit of his discretion remains central in the State's case for official misconduct. and Section 20. Power of Governor to grant reprieves and pardons, remit fines and forfeitures He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons, except in cases of impeachment, and in cases, in which he is prohibited by other Articles of this Constitution; and to remit fines and forfeitures for offences against the State; but shall not remit the principal or interest of any debt due the State, except, in cases of fines and forfeitures; and before granting a nolle prosequi, or pardon, he shall give notice, in one or more newspapers, of the application made for it, and of the day on, or after which, his decision will be given; and in every case, in which he exercises this power, he shall report to either Branch of the Legislature, whenever required, the petitions, recommendations and reasons, which influenced his decision. but see: Governor had authority to sua sponte commute defendant's death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, even though defendant did not apply for commutation, because the gubernatorial pardon power was plenary and did not depend upon a request by the grantee; the requirement that the Governor give notice of the application made for it, and of the day on, or after which, his decision will be given, is merely a notice requirement and not a condition precedent. Grandison v. State, 234 Md. App. 564, 174 A.3d 388 (2017), cert. denied, 139 S. Ct. 1350, 2019 U.S. LEXIS 1762, 203 L. Ed. 2d 588 (U.S. 2019).
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#65 - The Boulivardier
02/11/2020
#65 - The Boulivardier
On this week's episode the guys sample the Boulivardier. They discuss inherently dangerous furniture and a massive PI settlement, Public Charge rule in immigration, and divorce by combat? Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.
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