Schamel v. County Commissioners

Citations

• 83 Md. 128
• 34 A. 839
• 1896 Md. LEXIS 58

Syllabus

<p>Fees of Witnesses in Criminal Cases Before fustices of the Peace— Liability of County Commissioners Therefor.</p> <p>Under Code, Art. 24, sec. 7, and Art. 25, sec. 7, County Commissioners must pay the fees of all witnesses in criminal cases before justices of the peace, summoned on behalf of the State, and of those summoned on behalf of the defendant where the defendant has been discharged or acquitted or punished only by a fine of fifteen cents ; but they are not bound to pay the fees of defendant’s witnesses when he has been convicted.</p>