Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 9-114
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 9-114
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- 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
(a) The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any law enforcement officer without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in a court of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.
(b) When an accused is arrested under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) the accused must be taken before a judge or District Court commissioner with all practicable speed;
(2) complaint must be made against the accused under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in § 9-113 of this title; and
(3) thereafter, the answer of the accused shall be heard as if the accused had been arrested on a warrant.