Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland

Yes! If you commit a crime in two different jurisdictions, they can theoretically both prosecute you. Nevertheless, you would have a better argument if you were found guilty in the first county, that there is then double jeopardy in the second county. But in this circumstance, you were never put in jeopardy in the first county because the case was dismissed.

Every state and the federal government is its own sovereign jurisdiction. City and county governments are subordinate to the state governments in which the city or county is located. Different states and the federal government may prosecute and convict a person for the same offense. However, two counties within one state may not. Double jeopardy prevents a state or the federal government from prosecuting a person for the same offense in the same court a second time after the person was found guilty or not guilty.