Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 8-106

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(a) Nothing in this title restricts the inherent authority of a trial judge with regard to jurors.

(b) Except as to a constitutional question, nothing in this title constitutes a ground for postconviction relief under Title 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article.

(c) Nothing in this title bars a circuit court from using a single procedure for qualification and summonsing as its jury plan authorizes.