JUSTICES OF THE PEACE 2227.

For cases involving question of whether traverser's waiver of a jury trial was his
free and voluntary act, see Baum v. Warden of Jail, 110 Md. 585; Danner v. State,
89 Md. 228. And see Green v. State, 113 Md. 457.

For cases holding this section as it stood in the Code of 1904, invalid in part, see
Danner v. State, 89 Md. 222; Baum v. Warden of Jail, 110 Md. 584.

This section has no application to prosecutions under art. 56, sec. 208, dealing with
violations of motor vehicle law. Crichton v. State, 115 Md. 427.

As to criminal jurisdiction in general, see art. 27, sec. 628, et seq. See art. 5, sec. 103.

Jurisdiction of justice upheld. Art. 56, sec. 204, constitutional. Dougherty v. Supt.,
etc., 144 Md. 207.

This section applies to prosecution under art. 99, sec. 102 (1924 Ed.), with right of
appeal. Scope of this section. State v. Beach, 153 Md. 619.

This section referred to in construing art. 4, sec. 724, Code Public Local Laws (1938
Ed.). Callan v. State, 156 Md. 463.

Cited in construing Art. 27, Secs. 548 and 549. Friend v. State, 175 Md. 354.

1933, ch. 175.

14. The several Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland are
hereby invested with, and shall hereafter have, power to suspend, in their
discretion and with the approval of the State's Attorney, the sentence of
any person, who has been convicted before them and has not appealed
from said conviction, and to put said person on parole.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 13. 1912, sec. 13. 1906, ch. 444.

15. If any person against whom a warrant is issued by a justice of
the peace of the State of Maryland shall escape, go into, reside or be in any
place in the State of Maryland out of the jurisdiction of the justice grant-
ing the warrant, either before or after the issuing thereof, any justice for
the county or any police justice of the city of Baltimore where such per-
son shall so escape or be, upon proof, on oath, of the handwriting of the
justice granting such warrant shall, over his signature, indorse thereon
to this effect: "This warrant may be executed in ———— county. ————
J. P.;" which endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the constable
or other officer or person bringing such warrant, and to the sheriff, con-
stable and all officers of the county or city where such justice resides, and
to all other persons to whom the same was originally directed, to execute
the said warrant in such other county or city, and to carry the offender
before the justice who issued said warrant or some other justice of the
county or city where the offense was committed, there to be dealt with ac-
cording to law; provided, that the marshal of police shall have the right
to designate an officer or officers to accompany and assist in the execution
of the warrant in the city of Baltimore.

An. Code, sec. 14. 1912, sec. 14. 1906, ch. 444.

16. In all criminal cases before justices of the peace, the justice, of
his own motion, or on the motion of the state's attorney, may at any time
during trial before final judgment amend the information, warrant, his
docket entries, name of the offenders or other proceedings in any such
cases pending before him; and in all criminal trials in the circuit court
to which cases have been removed on an application for a jury trial or on
an appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace, the court, on motion
of the state's attorney, may at any time before the trial or during the prog-
ress of trial, before final judgment, amend the information, warrant,
docket entries, name of the offender or other proceedings in such case;
provided, however, that such amendment does not change the character of
the offense or crime with which the accused is charged.