The Republican., 1962-10-04

HeffOTt an sentences OF imprisonment
(SrcePt IN default of fnf) for a term Of
THREE months or less MAY be to the
Baltimore City Jail or to the Maryland
House of Correction, IN the discretion
of the JHdge, and all sentences of I'M
f,iSonmsnt for ovev THREE months
shall be to the Maryland House of Cor
Yecfior.
(e) Indeteyminate Sentence. The Court
shall also be embo50ered TO impose IN
dstsvmindte sentences to the Maryland
State Refoymdfory for Males and 10 the
Maryland State Refosmdtoyy 70, Women,
as Prorided BY Article 27, Sections Oh
aud 67o on the classes of offenders
therein respectively set forth, efceft
that the mdEininn period of any such IN
detevminate sentence shall not exceed
three years.
IN Reduction of Sentence. Each of
the Judges of the Court shall hare bo7cer
to reduce any sentence 7ohich he may
haze imposed pjthin thirty (5Ol days
after the sentence is imposed, in any
case in iUhich an appeal has not been
taken, oy in 1phich an dffeaI, il taken,
has been dismissed before trial de moro.
Ia Suspension of license. The Judges
of said Court, sitting in the Traffic Di-
zision thereof, shall haze po1rer to sUs-
PEND for periods not erceeding three
months, the Operators or chdWfeU'S H.
censes issued 10 PERSONS upon oon7ic-
non JW IiOidiOH OJ INe UlOIOF EeNitft
Id1rS. Such p01cST shall be in addition
to the po1rSr TO sentence snch person BY
fine and imprisonment.
III. Probation. (d) PoueyS. The
Court shall BE- empo0oered in any case TO-:
IN Suspend sentence generally or for
definite time; or
(2J Place persons charged on pyobd-
tion withont finding verdict; aud
~ In either case, make and yeVise
Snch conditions of, and terminate or eu-
large the period of, suspension of sen
tence aud probation as the Court may
deem proper. In no eusnt shall the
length Of the Sntire Period of suspension
of sentence or probation exceed three
ysarS from the date of such SUSPENSION
of sentence or probation.
To- Services.
IN Pre.Sentencs Investigation and pro-
baton supervision services, in motor ve-
hicIe cases inv0lJin0 Persons under the
age of II years, shall be furnished to
the Traffic Dipision of the Court by one
of the clerical assistants of said Di1is.
ion assigned aud designated by the
Chief Judge Of the Court as the probation
officer and BY such one or more other
clerical assistants III said Di1'ision ,cho
may be assigned by said Chief nudge,
7rhenever he deems it necessary or ad-
s'iSable, to assist the probation officer in
his duties.
~ Pre-Sentsnce investigation aud pro-
baton supervision services in all other
cases shall be furnished the Court by
the State Department of Parole aud Pro
bdtion.
~ Such medical, psychological and
fsychidtric services as may be required
BY the Court shall be furnished BY the
Medical Department Of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City.
If5 Cases Beyond Jurisdiction. When
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City Of Baltimore upon any criminal
CHARGE, or for the violdtion of any
ld5O of this State, or of any ordinance
of the Mayor or City Council of BALI
more (other than motor 5ehicip chdrgcsJ
it shall be the duty of the police officer
or constable making Snch arrest, or III
7ChoSe custody the person arrested may
be. 10 take such person before. Judge
of the Criminal Di1'iSioH of the Mimi
oipai Court of Baltimore City, aud if
any ofenSe charged against The person
arrested is beyond the jurisdiction of the
Court, the Judge of the Criminal DisiS-
ion shall SIT as q committing magistrate
sr'th the same p07cerS aud duties as acre
rested in and IMPOSED upon the Justices
of the peace assigned to the station
houses of Baltimore City on the day
preceding the efective date of this Act,
froVidsd that all persons charged 1oifh
murder, mdnsidnghtcT, or mdnsldaghter
BY automobile shall be taken BY the
police officer making the arrest, or in
9those custody the person arrested may
be, before Judge of the Criminal Di-
1,ision of the MHnicibal Court sitting at
that location of the Criminal Digisi0n
(erceft the Housing part 1phich is
closest to the office of the States Attor-
ney of Baltimore
ffo Warrants. (a) The judges of
the Municipal Court are hereby rested
1'ith Potrer to issue 7pd,rdntS to the
same srtent that Snch poGCer 1cds rested
~ the justices of the peace assigned to
the station houses IN Baltimore City and
in the magistrates of the Traffic Court
of Baltimore City on the day Immediate
" preceding the efective date of this
Act.
(b) Where application is made to any
Judge of the Criminal Division of the
Municipal Court for q zudYrant for the
arrest of any person charged 7Cith the
commission of bGiidbie ofense, it shall
Be the duty of said Judge, before issuing
said 1GdrYdnt, to determine the amount of
bail to be required in the case of the
person so charged, and said judge shall
endorse upon said 7cdyrant the amount
of bail so determined.
III ShoU Cause Orders. Whenever
application is made before any Judge of
the Criminal Division of the Court for
the issuance of Udrrdnt for the arrest
of any person or persons charged 5pfth
the 5toldtion of any ordinance of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
the TioIdtfon of 7uhfch ordinance is pun
iShdbie by Pecnnidry fine only of not
more than three hundred dollars (s300.-
OOJ, the sad Judge may, in his diScre-
tion, tnStedS of then issuing 7earrGnt,
issue summons to the person for 7ujtoul
the 1tdrrdnt is dSked, to 5ho10 cause, on
the day aphen said summons is made re-
fnrunbie. 7f1tV SdJd rbOuId
be issued
fI8. SnmmOrSes. The court shall haze
foaDer to Isue summons for the at
tendance of any 7UitneSs in any case
before it, aud upon the failure of any
person to attend in response to said
Summons at the time aud place men.
toned therein, said person shall be
liable, in the discretion of the court. to
me not exceeding tzCenty-fve dollars
(s25.00), proVided the, proof Shoscs that
summons tods duly delivered TO the
;Vitnsss, in person. by someone dnly
authorized under the Id7U to summons
stftnesses in such case. Nothing in this
section shall be construed as limiting
the t9ye' of the court as hereinafter
l12: Service. Il shall be the duty of
the officers of Police, policemen and de.
tecti3es dpfointed BY the Police Com
missioner of Baltimore City, to sey1e
HHU eNetNte any ava utt dCTHS, Udff0UfS,
snbpoends, Snmmonscs, shoaU cause or.
ders, processes, and commitments, uhtch
may be issued BY the court.
120. Bail
(d) Criminal Di1ision.
~ The judges of the Municipal
Court sitting in the Criminal Diaision
shall have foiVer to set bail and release
on Personal yecoonisGnce to the same
ertent as the justices of the peace as
signed TO sit in the station houses of
Baltimore City aUere empowered on the
day preceding the efectiVe date of this
Act.
~ The Judges sitting in the Grim
iral Di0ision of the Municipal Court
shall haze pO1Uey at any time TO change
the dmouut of bail, determined aud en-
dorsed upon dHy 1cGrydut under the PRO-
StSions of Section 116(b) of this Article.
(3) EXCEPT as PyoVidcd IN Snb-Snb-
section ~ hereof, 1UhcHc1ey any person
shall be arrested and brought to any
station house in the City of Baltimore
Hnder a 7Udrrdnt endorsed as bro1idcd
in Section 1000 above, during the
absence of the judge from the location
Of that part (othcr than Honsing) of
the Criminal Di7fsion of the Court,
5Utich IS nearest to said station honSe,
the police captain, lieutenant, or other
Police officer, IN charge of said station
house shall release for the next hearing
before said tndge the person so arrested,
upon his furnishing security for his
APPEARANCE at the hearing III double the
amount endorsed upon the 7Udrydnt
~ Where there is an arrest BY an