Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 4-202.1
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 4-202.1
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
(b) If a child remains in custody for any reason after a bail review hearing:
(1) in the case of a child charged with a felony that is not within the jurisdiction of the District Court, the District Court shall:
(i) clearly indicate on the case file and in computer records that the case involves a detained child; and
(ii) set a preliminary hearing to be held within 15 days after the bail review hearing; or
(2) in the case of a child charged with a crime in the District Court, the District Court:
(i) shall clearly indicate on the case file and in computer records that the case involves a detained child;
(ii) shall set a transfer hearing under § 4-202 of this subtitle to be held within 30 days after the filing of the charging document;
(iii) may order that a study be made under § 4-202 of this subtitle; and
(iv) shall require that prompt notice be given to counsel for the child, or, if the child is not represented by counsel, to the Office of the Public Defender.
(c) On receipt of a District Court case file that indicates that the case involves a child who was detained after a bail review hearing under subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court:
(1) unless previously set by the District Court under subsection (b)(2) of this section, shall set a transfer hearing under § 4-202 of this subtitle to be held within 30 days after the filing of the charging document in the circuit court;
(2) unless previously ordered by the District Court under subsection (b)(2) of this section, may order that a study be made under § 4-202 of this subtitle; and
(3) shall require that prompt notice be given to counsel for the child, or, if the child is not represented by counsel, to the Office of the Public Defender.