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§ 10-912. Confessions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 10. Evidence (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Rules (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-912
§ 10-912. Confessions
Currentness
Failure to take defendant before judicial officer
(a) A confession may not be excluded from evidence solely because the defendant was not taken before a judicial officer after arrest within any time period specified by Title 4 of the Maryland Rules.
Voluntariness and admissibility of confession
(b) Failure to strictly comply with the provisions of Title 4 of the Maryland Rules pertaining to taking a defendant before a judicial officer after arrest is only one factor, among others, to be considered by the court in deciding the voluntariness and admissibility of a confession.

Credits

Added by Acts 1981, c. 577. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 14, 1998.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-912, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 10-912
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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