Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-101
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-101
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) “Child respondent” means a person who:
(1) in a petition filed in juvenile court, is alleged to have committed a delinquent act; or
(2) has committed a delinquent act.
(c) “Delinquent act” has the meaning stated in § 3-8A-01 of the Courts Article.
(d) “MDEC system” means the system of electronic filing and case management established by the Maryland Court of Appeals.
(e) “Prosecuting attorney” means:
(1) the State‘s Attorney;
(2) the State’s Attorney’s designee;
(3) when performing a prosecutorial function at the trial level, the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee; or
(4) the State Prosecutor or the State Prosecutor’s designee.
(f) “Victim stay-away alert technology” means a system of electronic monitoring that is capable of notifying a victim if the defendant is at or near a location from which the defendant has been ordered by the court to stay away.