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2. Maryland Circuit Courts - Wikipedia

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   The Circuit Courts of Maryland are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in Maryland. They are Maryland's highest courts of record exercising original jurisdiction at law and in equity in all civil and criminal matters, and have such additional powers and jurisdiction as conferred by the Maryland Constitution of 1867 as amended, or by law. [1]

3. Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy

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   [1] The commission was after several studies over a period of time showed the defendants in some of the state's less populated areas got harsher sentences than those in the rest of the state. There was also some concern over racial disparities in sentencing in criminal cases. The MSCCSP can set guidelines that are advisory, Maryland judges are ...

4. Courts of Maryland - Wikipedia

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   Courts of Maryland include: Maryland judicial circuit map State courts of Maryland. Supreme Court of Maryland [1] Appellate Court of Maryland [2] Maryland Circuit Courts (8 judicial circuits) [3] Maryland District Courts (34 locations in 12 judicial districts) [4] Federal courts located in Maryland. United States District Court for the District ...

5. State court (United States) - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, a state court is a law court with jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state.State courts handle the vast majority of civil and criminal cases in the United States; the United States federal courts are far smaller in terms of both personnel and caseload, and handle different types of cases.

6. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Warren Court

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   Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination was applicable within state courts as well as federal courts Griffin v. Maryland: 378 U.S. 130 (1964) segregation protests Barr v. City of Columbia: 378 U.S. 146 (1964) due process and ex post facto law: Robinson v. Florida: Cruel and unusual punishment: 378 U.S. 153 (1964) segregation protests ...

7. New state criminal justice laws take effect - AOL

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   Jul. 7—Several new criminal justice laws passed this year by state lawmakers went into effect on June 29, with the laws changing the way crimes such as theft, failure to pay child support and ...