Montgomery County sentinel., 1962-10-04

tIoHs 44I through 40.
(2S) Purchases from minors ofenSe1
under Chapter, Sections 4o4 through 400.
(2o) ReceiViti0 stolen goods ofeHSes
under Marylard Code, article 27, Sec
tion 4o7 and Section 347.
(sO) Registered coHtaiHev violations
under Maryland Code, article 27, Sec
I3iJ Sunday gaming, Sunday pork,
Sunday sales, or SdbbGth-bredkin0 ViolG-
tions under City Code, Article "a, Sec
tioms 10 through IS.
1921 Switcl-bldde violations under
Cav Code, article "a, Section 155, aud
Maryland Code, Article u, Section 5se.
1857 Telephone misuse ofenses andsy
Ordinance 5S2 of the Mayor and Cw9
Councilmen of Baltimore City, GpProVed
Jane 2f, 1860.
so Unauthorized .tse Of livestock or
of vehicle ofenseS under Maryland Code
article 27, Section 349.
i35l unemployment insurance IdsV
violations andey Maryland Code, Article
o5A, Section II.
(56JVaaYant and tramp ofenses under
Maryland Code, Article 27, Section 5SI
and Charter, Section 74o through 754.
1871 Ydordnt and dependent children
matters under Charter, Sections 7oS
through 76S.
(SSJ Vending machines, ETC., NnId9U-
fxi obeyd.ion thereof, and nfdnrfGctttrs
of slIqs, under Maryland Code, Article
27, Sections 81 aud So.
1877 Welfare fraud violations H"der
Maryland Code, Article SSA, Section 50,
ONLY spheye the amount OF the dSSiS-
tonce anlawtalIy obtained 1 less th0n
FIVE Hundred Dollars.
(4O) Wholesale produce dealer vtold-
%aI~ \NfsrIa 10 Co.
sions 81 through II.
the oFerses set forth under SHb-sectioH
(a) hereof are intended by SDdy of db-
byevidtsd reference only, and are not fH-
tended as q construction of the statutes
referred to. Nor are said descriptions
intended to limit the jurisdiction of the
Court ovsy the subject matter eneor1-
basssd IN said statutes, unless such limit
dtior is expressly provided by use OF the
term "only'.
(c) Jurisdiction exclusive. Except as
hereinafter in this subsection set fortk,
aud except as Pyovided IN Section III
(Jmy Triad, the jurisdiction of the
Court, over the ofenses and matters set
forth in subsection (G) of this Section
shall be original and exclusive.
N Wbenevev any person IS charges
IpitH at oDenSe Of ODeISeS Nb"" h1s
jurisdiction of the Court, and also ufth
an oFsnss or ofenses not witkin the
jurisdiction Of the Court arising out
of the same circumstances, said ferJos
shall be originally proceeded against ~
the Criminal Court of Baltimore.
(2) WheTeVsy any person IS charged
Nth an ofenSe 1Uitkin the Jurisdictions
of the Court. and the States attorney
of Baltimore City, shall represent to the
Court that the interests Of JUSTICE
trould best be served by proceeding
against said person in the Criminal Court
of Baltimore, in connection Nth the trial
of any other charges against the same
person there pending, or IN connections
1Sfth the trial of charges there pending
against another person, dyisin0 in the
latter case, out of related matters and
facts, the person so charged in the
Court shall be proeseded against in the
Criminal Court of Baltimore.
~ Whsnever any Judge of the Court
shall, in his discretion, determine IN Gny
case Spitkin the jurisdiction of the Court,
that the interests of Justice uonld best
be Served By trying the charge against
the bersoH dbbedriH1 before him in the
Criminal Court of Baltimore, the said
Judge may, before trial. tUaivs jHyisdie-
tioH in the matter.
(4) In cases iH uhich the person
charged is TO be, or may be, originally
Proceeded against ~ the Criminal Court
of Baltimore under SHb-SHbSection ~,
(2) or ~ of this subsection, the Court
shall proceed as pyovided for in cases
beyond its jurisdiction under Section I15
of this Article.
10. Mdxininm Sentences. (d) Not
pithstandiag that greater impriSon-
meHt or fine may Be permitted BY StdtH-
tory or common ldiU, for any ofsrSs
1rithin the jurisdiction of said Court,
the Court shall haze no bosVer to impose
oty imPrisonment IN excess of three
years, or any fine in eFceSs of One
and imprisonment IN efceSs of three
years and One thousand Dollars, for
any one ofenSe before It.
(b) The foregoing limitation shall not
be construed as fTeJsntin9 the imposition
of concurrent or consecutive sentences
of imprisonnent, or of separate fines for
each ofeHse, or both, aUheye tiro or more
ofsrses are consolidated for trial, pro-
vided the sentence imposed for epery
one of said ofeESes is lVithin the Iini-
tation of subsection (d) of this Section.
III. Jwy Trial. (G) Request BY per-
son charged. II shall be the daty Of
every Judge of said Court, sitting in the
Criminal Di0ision thereof, before pro-
ceediNg to hear, try and determine there
IN any charges 7cithin the jurisdiction of
said Court. to inform the person charged
of his right to a jury trial. If jury
trial be prayed BY the person so charged,
the Judge shall thereubon determine
TUletjcr probable cause exists for be-
He9iHg that said person is guilty of any
psfr oT of fL1 oHapenr ~LoS1nI IL
the Judge shall determine that sach prob
able cause does eKist, he shall forthpith
commit or hold the said person charged
to bail for trial ~ the Criminal Court
of Baltimore, and endorse on the COM
ni'meHt or reco0nisance the fact of
Jury trial tavin1 been prayed. If the
Judge shall determine that probable
cause does not eriSt as to any one or
more of the oFenses charged, said
charges shall Be dismissed
(b) Request By State IN any case ~
uhich any person may be charged in the
Criminal DivisioH of said Court pith
any ofense TUhich is sittin the jayis-
dictiOH of the Court and qphich, BY stdta-
tory or common lnw, is Punishable BY
either imprisonment, or fine, or both, ip
ercess of The HdF,rnm imprisonDieHt,
or fine, or both, fpiich can be imposed
~ st+t 1tNtB OHt ltbf CtNtTIiSf, ftie
States Attorney of Baltimore Citv shall
haze the right, before trial, BY aritten
Communications, to pray jary trial on
behalf Of the State. The ease shall
hsyeafor proceed as brovided in cases
in srliich jnry trial has been tyayed by
the person charged.
1f2. Removals.. Any person ato ir
charged before the Court. WHO FILES
A SUGGESTION IN WRITING
THAT HE CANNOT HAVE A FAIR
AND IMPARTIAL TRIAL BEFORE
THE JUDGE BEFORE WHOM THE
CHARGES MAY BE PENDING. AND
WHO MAKES 1T SATISFACTORY
lily APPEAR TO SAID JUDGE
THAT SUCH SUGGESTION is
TRUE OR THAT THERE is REA-
SAME. SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO HAVE HIS CASE REMOVED
FOR TRIAL BEFORE SOME OTHER
JUDGE IN THE SAME DIVISION,
The selection Of the Judge before tt'IioBt
the 'eBiot'ed case IS to be tried shall Be
made By ttc Chief Jifdge. This yiqIt of
TcWosal StdH bs ersrciSdble only once by
the defendant fH any case or by each de-
fendda. in day consolidated cases.
li3. Sentencing. Ia Minimum. II,
all cases irle,e the lac Prescribing
punishment for crime fFes DariDifsBI
and niHimam penalty therefor, the
Judges of the Municipal Court may, IN
hen Of the minimum penalty so pre-
Scribed, impose less penalty of the same
CHARACTER; p,ovided, ho,uever, that no
thing herein contained shall be construed
as affecting ony moxiriam Penalty fired
BY i11c, or The fHnishmsrt for ary
crime ictere the iatD b,ouides one and
only one Penalty.
~ Non'tdyment Of fine. The Court
shall bdte the bo1Uey 10 commit drv bev.
Son TO jail for non-fdyment of any 'fne