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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 9-807

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
For purposes of venue, any violation of this subtitle is considered to have been committed in any county:

(1) in which any act was performed in furtherance of a violation of this subtitle;

(2) that is the principal place of the operations of the criminal organization in the State;

(3) in which a defendant had control or possession of proceeds of a violation of this subtitle or of records or other material or objects that were used in furtherance of a violation; or

(4) in which a defendant resides.