A surprising ruling on self-defense in Balto, it's ok to protect your home and self -https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-maryland-laws-home-intruder-20210830-dvzv5jp72zdklh5mrbkpowqu24-story.html
(spoiler alert)
"His trial concluded in a single afternoon. The victim didn’t show. When prosecutors finished their case, which consisted only of the officer’s testimony, the defense attorney urged the judge to throw out the charges. Before the prosecutor could respond, Circuit Judge Jennifer Schiffer cut off arguments.
“I’m going to call counsel back into my chambers,” she said, sternly.
When they returned to the courtroom, Schiffer said she was granting Taylor’s request for a judgment of acquittal and dismissing the case.
“Given the fact that Mr. Brown has encountered a burglar in his house, I am convinced that Mr. Brown was entitled to use deadly force,” she said."
(spoiler alert)
"His trial concluded in a single afternoon. The victim didn’t show. When prosecutors finished their case, which consisted only of the officer’s testimony, the defense attorney urged the judge to throw out the charges. Before the prosecutor could respond, Circuit Judge Jennifer Schiffer cut off arguments.
“I’m going to call counsel back into my chambers,” she said, sternly.
When they returned to the courtroom, Schiffer said she was granting Taylor’s request for a judgment of acquittal and dismissing the case.
“Given the fact that Mr. Brown has encountered a burglar in his house, I am convinced that Mr. Brown was entitled to use deadly force,” she said."