Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland

hearing

my son is in aaco detention cntr for a alleged crime. he received a paper staing that he had a prelim on nov 06. however the court computer lists it as a trial not a prelim. should we worry. can the district court do that. or could it just be a typo.


Asked on 10/25/07, 7:42 pm

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James Kruger Law Offices of James David Kruger, LLC.

Re: hearing

You need to call the Clerk of that court. District court hears prelim hearings and actual trials for misdemeanors and some felony charges. The clerk can tell you which - give the clerk the case number on the summons.

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Answered on 10/27/07, 9:24 am


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