Legal Opinion
Ward v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 11, 1977No. 1237, September Term, 1976PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
Code, Art. 27, § 737, enacted by Acts of 1975, ch. 260, gives a person charged with the commission of a crime the right, under specified circumstances, to file a petition 1 requesting expungement of both the police records and the court records pertaining to the charge.
The circumstances, listed in § 737 (a), are that the petition may be filed if the person charged(1) Is acquitted, or(2) The charge is otherwise dismissed or quashed, or(3) A judgment of probation without finding a verdict is entered, or(4) A nolle prosequi is entered, or(5) The proceeding is placed on the stet docket.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Davidson v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Administrator, Motor Vehicle Administration v. VogtCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Matter of TraderCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
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