Andrew Radding, counsel at Brown, Goldstein & Levy, offered expert legal insight into the court’s decision regarding former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s request for a nightly curfew. Andy’s legal insight was included in a recent article published by The Baltimore Sun on October 16, 2024, titled “Federal judge denies ex-Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s request for nightly curfew.”
Mosby, convicted earlier this year of perjury and mortgage fraud, was sentenced to one year of home confinement and three years of supervised release. Her request to modify the terms of her home detention to allow for a nightly curfew—enabling her to travel across Maryland without prior approval for work purposes—was denied by U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby.
Radding expressed his views on the ruling, stating, “I was very surprised at this latest petition. I mean, she’s barely served her sentence. She’s got a lot of freedom under that sentencing order. Frankly, it would not have served the sentencing purpose that Griggsby had imposed had this been granted. It would have been effectively a non-sentence, and I think Griggsby must have seen it that way.”
As an experienced attorney, Radding pointed out that while it is common for defendants under home detention to seek modifications, this request seemed premature. He highlighted that Judge Griggsby had already allowed Mosby to travel to California in September for a work-related interview. “Defense lawyers always push for modification and do the most they can,” Radding noted. “But she hasn’t even served half of it. While I think requests for modifications are commonplace and occasionally the probation department will not oppose it, here, they must have felt it was premature.”
Radding’s comments provide valuable perspective on the legal implications of Mosby’s request and the federal judge’s reasoning in upholding the integrity of the original sentencing.
You can read the full article in the Baltimore Sun here.
Andy is among the Baltimore region’s most prominent complex litigation attorneys. Over the past five decades, his litigation work has spanned a variety of practice areas including white-collar criminal defense, family law, intellectual property, estates, and business disputes. He has expanded his focus on complex disputes to provide legal counsel to professional service providers in licensing and ethics disputes.
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