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DELEGATE BYRNES: The reason I asked, I am informed

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that the Baltimore County practice is simply to take

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to the grand jury felonies. Anything that is not a felony —

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put it this way — if there was — somewhere in the law

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we found that something was an infamous crime, not a felony,

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Baltimore County's practice to that extent would be

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unconstitutional .

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DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Let me clear this up.

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In capital cases a man would have to go through the process

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of endictment, unless he waived; in what would be known

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as more serious or infamous crime, I think the the

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legislature will define them in accordance with infamous crimes

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so that you will know which crimes by statutes come under

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this constitutional provision.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Are you sure he can waive under

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the law?

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DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Yes, he can.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Are there federal decisions which

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say he cannot, waive?

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DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: I am not talking about

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federal, but Maryland.