Defender?s DUI case dropped

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A judge cleared Harford County?s chief public defender Lloyd Merriam of driving under the influence and resisting arrest charges placed against him in October.

Assistant Baltimore County State?s Attorney Kim Detrick said Tuesday she has decided to drop the charges because further investigation revealed that Merriam might have sufferred from some degree of diabetic shock during the incident.

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