Lewis v. State

The Maryland Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without a State in Criminal Proceedings authorizes a Maryland trial court to certify that a person outside Maryland is a material witness in a pending criminal case in Maryland, and directs that such a certification be presented to a judge in another State. See Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (1973, 2013 Repl. Vol.) (“CJ”) § g-SOSta). 1 A provision of the Act, C J § 9-304(a), provides for exemption 2 from arrest or service of process for such an out-of-State witness as follows:

Exemption of person coming into State to attend…