State v. Brown

The State of Maryland appeals the dismissal of a criminal information by the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. The State presents a single question for our review:

“Did the trial court err in finding that Md. Rule 4-202(b) renders a criminal information defective if it is not signed personally by the individual occupying the constitutional position of State’s Attorney?”

We shall answer that question in the affirmative and reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

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Roxie Austin Brown, appellee, was arrested in Anne Arun-del County and charged in district court case number 1 A00214404 with…