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A criminal defense lawyer is a lawyer (mostly barristers) specializing in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal activity.

Some criminal defense lawyers are privately retained, while others are employed by the various jurisdictions with criminal courts for appointment to represent indigent persons; the latter are generally called public defenders.

The terminology is imprecise because each jurisdiction may have different practices with various levels of input from country to country.

Some jurisdictions use a rotating system of appointments, with judges appointing a private practice attorney or firm for each case.

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

It borders Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.

With a total land area of, Maryland is the eighth-smallest state by land area, but its population of 6,177,224 ranks it the 18th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely populated.

Baltimore is the largest city in the state, and the capital is Annapolis.

The western portion of the state contains numerous stretches of the Appalachian Mountains, while the central portion is primarily composed of the Piedmont.

The eastern side of the state makes up the Chesapeake Bay, sharing the border with Delaware, and the southeastern side borders the Atlantic Ocean.

Among its occasional nicknames are Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State.

It is named after Henrietta Maria, the French-born queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was known then in England as Mary.

In a civil proceeding or criminal prosecution under the common law or under statute, a defendant may raise a defense (or defence) in an effort to avert civil liability or criminal conviction.

A defense is put forward by a party to defeat a suit or action brought against the party, and may be based on legal grounds or on factual claims.

An expert witness, particularly in common law countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States, is a person whose opinion by virtue of education, training, certification, skills or experience, is accepted by the judge as an expert.

The judge may consider the witness's specialized (scientific, technical or other) opinion about evidence or about facts before the court within the expert's area of expertise, to be referred to as an "expert opinion".

Expert witnesses may also deliver "expert evidence" within the area of their expertise.

Their testimony may be rebutted by testimony from other experts or by other evidence or facts.

A lawyer is a person who practices law.

The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions.

A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, government lawyer, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solicitor, legal executive, or public servant — with each role having different functions and privileges.

Working as a lawyer generally involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific problems.

Some lawyers also work primarily in advancing the interests of the law and legal profession.