State of Maryland v. Michael Ithier
Mr. Ithier was indicted in March 2004 for possession of ecstasy with intent to distribute. Mr. Ithier posted bond shortly thereafter and was released from incarceration. He returned to his home in Queens, NY. He claims that, because he did not receive a trial notice, 7 years elapsed until he turned himself in to Maryland authorities.
Mr. Ithier was sentenced in April 2011 and received a 5 year sentence at the Department of Corrections, with 2 years suspended, and a period of probation following his release.
Mr. Ithier’s attorney, Michael J. Onifer, III, P.A., promptly filed a Motion for Reconsideration of Sentence. A hearing was held in the Fall of 2011, and the trial judge held the Motion sub curia. Then on December 7th, a second reconsideration hearing was held and Ithier was released from custody and placed on a period of supervised probation.
Ithier’s original charge, possession with intent to distribute a narcotic, carried a 20 year sentence. It is believed that Mr. Onifer’s trial and negotiation skills, as well as his client’s exemplary record while incarcerated, caused the court to reduce the sentence.
Michael J. Onifer, III is an experienced trial attorney with experience in drug possession cases, from negotiations to trial.
