Court of Appeals of Maryland· 4/6/1978

Johnson v. State

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384 A.2d 709
282 Md. 314
1978 Md. LEXIS 368

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24 hours and 45 minutes elapsed from time defendant surrendered to police until presentment; violation of M.D.R. 723(a) (requiring presentment “without unnecessary delay and in no event later than the earlier of (1) 24 hours after arrest or” (2
“In Maryland, as elsewhere,” two of the important functions of the prompt presentment rule are to ensure that the accused will be promptly advised of right to counsel and of “due process right to be free from coercive investigatory methods”
“we have stated on numerous occasions that in the absence of a contrary contextual indication, the use of the word ‘shall’ is presumed to have a mandatory meaning, ... and thus denotes an imperative obligation inconsistent with the exercise of discretion”

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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Digges, Levine, Eldridge, Orth, Cole

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