Grant Lewis v. State

GRANT AGBARA LEWIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Eyler, July 28, 2016,
Uniform Act to Secure Attendance of Witness – Immunity from arrest under CJP 9-304 is waivable and does not deprive the trial court of jurisdiction
Affirmed by the CoA

Personal jurisdiction is waivable in criminal cases

CJP 9-304 “If a person comes into this State in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this State he shall not while in this State pursuant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this State under the summons.”

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