Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-120
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-120, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§9–120.
Official statutory text
The guilt or innocence of the accused of the crime charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition, accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided in this title, has been presented to the Governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the accused as the person charged with the crime.
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