Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 6, 1986No. 126, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge,
Specially Assigned.
We hold in this appeal that a commissioner of the District Court of Maryland has the power to issue a statement of charges.
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A civilian applied to the District Court of Maryland for a statement of charges. The application alleged that Janet Smith had stolen the applicant’s bicycle, valued at $150. The applicant signed the application in the presence of the commissioner and affirmed that the allegations were true. The commissioner issued a statement of charges which charged Smith with the theft of the bicycle having a value of less than $300 in…
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