§ 8-201 Required
§ 8-202 Rules
§ 8-203 Changes
§ 8-204 Required provisions – Jury judge
§ 8-205 Required provisions – Jury commissioner
§ 8-206 Required provisions – Source pool
§ 8-207 Required provisions – Prospective and qualified juror pools
§ 8-208 Required provisions – Service
§ 8-209 Required provisions – Allocation of qualified jurors
§ 8-210 Required provisions – Changes for jury judge’s attention
§ 8-211 Required provisions – Grand jury forepersons
§ 8-212 Authorized provisions – Juror qualification forms
§ 8-213 Authorized provisions – Agreements
§ 8-214 Authorized provisions – Unified qualification and summonsing
§ 8-215 Authorized provisions – Disqualification, excusal, and exemption of prospective or qualified jurors and rescheduling of service
§ 8-216 Authorized provisions – Frequency of service
§ 8-217 Authorized provisions – Donation programs
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 8 > Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.