(Revisited and Revised)
INTRODUCTION:
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THE STRASBURG “SILK MILL”/” TEXTILE MILL”
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND
STATE OF MARYLAND *
v * CASE No: CT 95-1837A
DEMETRIEUS BROWN *
OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT
Before the Court is Defendant, Demetrieus Brown’s Motion for Reconsideration of Sentence
INTRODUCTION:
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the role of the “Expert”
in the 21st Century profession of dispute resolution from the
perspective of what I now call myself, “a Recovering Judge.” I spent a total of
29 years from