MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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AND OTHER EVIDENCE PUBLIC.

(C) THE COMMISSION IS EMPOWERED TO INVESTIGATE
ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST THE STATE PROSECUTOR WHICH, IF
TRUE, MAY WARRANT HIS REMOVAL OR DISCIPLINE, UPON
COMPLAINT OR UPON ITS OWN MOTION. IT MAY CONDUCT
HEARINGS, ADMINISTER OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS, ISSUE
PROCESS TO COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AND THE
PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE, AND REQUIRE PERSONS TO TESTIFY
AND PRODUCE EVIDENCE BY GRANTING THEM IMMUNITY FROM
PROSECUTION, PENALTY, OR FORFEITURE.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
3 4 of Article 10 — Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in
Fact, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement
Volume and 1974 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 10 — Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

The State's Attorney for each county and the City of
Baltimore shall, in such county or city, prosecute and
defend, on the part of the State, all cases in which the
State may be interested[[.] ]], SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 33B OF THIS ARTICLE.

[[SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 34 be and it is hereby added to Article 10 —
Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1974
Supplement) to read as follows;

Article 10 — Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

34.

(A) THE STATE'S ATTORNEY SHALL

(1) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
33B(E) OF THIS ARTICLE, PROSECUTE ALL CRIMINAL CASES IN
THE COUNTY, OR BALTIMORE CITY. AS THE CASE MAY BE, IN
WHICH HE IS ELECTED, OR IN A COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY TO
WHICH THE CASE MAY BE REMOVED;

(2)    DEFEND ON BEHALF OF THE STATE BEFORE THE
CIRCUIT COURT OR THE CRIMINAL COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY. AS
THE CASE MAY BE, APPLICATIONS FILED UNDER THE POST
CONVICTION PROCEDURE ACT;

(3)    DEFEND ON BEHALF OF THE STATE PETITIONS
FOR HABEAS CORPUS IN THE STATE COURTS; AND