{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-912","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 10–912","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=10-912","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"0ded9205c7b5def2f94439750a98594c8ce6542c79b5dd8fc91e090da93b4ab0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-911","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-913"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}