Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 13A-1059
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- 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.
- Military court: means :
(1) a court-martial; or
(2) a court of inquiry. See - state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - State military forces: means the National Guard of the State, as defined in title 32 of the United States Code, when not in a status subjecting them to exclusive jurisdiction under 10 U. See
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, though not specifically mentioned in this title, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the State military forces and all conduct of a nature to bring discredit on the State military forces, and crimes both federal and State and offenses not capital, shall be taken cognizance of by a court-martial and punished at the discretion of a military court.
(b) Where a crime constitutes an offense that violates both this title and the criminal laws of the state where the offense occurs or criminal laws of the United States, jurisdiction of the military court must be determined in accordance with § 13A-102 of this title.