Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 8-502
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 8-502
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(i) is a felony; or
(ii) is a misdemeanor related to the member’s public duties and responsibilities and involves moral turpitude for which the penalty may be incarceration in any penal institution.
(2) The suspension shall continue during any period of appeal of the conviction.
(3) If the conviction becomes final, the member shall be removed from the office and the office shall be deemed vacant.
(b) If the conviction of the member is reversed or otherwise vacated:
(1) the member shall be reinstated to the office for the remainder, if any, of the term of office during which the member was so suspended or removed; and
(2) all pay and benefits shall be restored from the date of the suspension or removal.