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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 3-1203

  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) A State‘s Attorney or the Attorney General may investigate and prosecute a violation of this subtitle or a violation of any crime based on the act establishing a violation of this subtitle.

(b) If the Attorney General exercises authority under subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General has all the powers and duties of a State’s Attorney to investigate and prosecute the violation.

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