Matching Courts and Charging Documents

• Jurisdiction: Maryland

XI. Matching courts and charging documents

A. District Court

In District Court, the defendant may be charged and tried by information, by statement of charges, or by citation. Md. Rules 4-201(b) and 4-211(a)-(c).

B. Circuit Court

In Circuit Court, the defendant may be charged and tried by indictment or by information. Md. Rule 4-211(c) and (d); Wilson v. State, 74 Md. App. 204, 213 (1988). The State may file an information if the defendant waives a preliminary hearing or a preliminary hearing results in a...