Summary: What happens when two people point fingers at each other and claim to be victims of a crime the police have not witnessed? This question was examined in one of Dan’s recent columns in The Baltimore Sun, prompting a follow-up conversation today about such common disputes, the limitations of police authority, the role of the Maryland District Court commissioners, and the challenges of resolving such cross-complaints. With Baltimore attorney Jim Astrachan and Gale E. Rasin, longtime Baltimore judge, retired.
