Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 6-104: (a) (1) At the close of the evidence for the State, a defendant may move for judgment of acquittal on one or more counts or on one or more degrees of a crime, on the ground that the evidence is insufficient in law to sustain a conviction as to the count or degree
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes procedural rules allowing defendants to move for acquittal when evidence is legally insufficient to support conviction, and governs when such motions can be made during trial and appeals.
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