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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 7-109

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • 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
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Within 30 days after the court passes an order in accordance with this subtitle, a person aggrieved by the order, including the Attorney General and a State‘s Attorney, may apply to the Court of Special Appeals for leave to appeal the order.

(b) (1) The application for leave to appeal shall be in the form set by the Maryland Rules.

(2) If the Attorney General or a State’s Attorney states an intention to file an application for an appeal under this section, the court may:

(i) stay the order; and

(ii) set bail for the petitioner.

(3) If the application for leave to appeal is granted:

(i) the procedure for the appeal shall meet the requirements of the Maryland Rules; and

(ii) the Court of Special Appeals may:

1. affirm, reverse, or modify the order appealed from; or

2. remand the case for further proceedings.

(4) If the application for leave to appeal is denied, the order sought to be reviewed becomes final.

(c) The Court of Special Appeals shall direct the political subdivision in which an order is passed to pay the necessary costs and expenses associated with a review under this section, including all court costs, stenographic services, and printing, if:

(1) a person seeks a review under this section within 30 days after judgment;

(2) the Court of Special Appeals grants leave to appeal under this section; and

(3) the Court of Special Appeals finds that the person is unable to pay the costs of the review.