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· 10/9/1985

Cubbage v. State

Citations

  • 498 A.2d 632
  • 304 Md. 237
  • 1985 Md. LEXIS 909

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reasoning that appeal waiver “is equally applicable to one who faces sen- tencing after having been found guilty and who bargains for sentencing advantages in consideration of a waiver of appeal [as one who bargains before trial]”
  • upholding a knowing and voluntary waiver of appeal made by the defendant after conviction but before sentencing
  • upholding a knowing and voluntary waiver of appeal made by the defendant after conviction but before sentencing
  • reiterating that waivers of rights must be knowing and voluntary
  • “This reasoning is equally applicable to one who faces sentencing after having been found guilty and who bargains for sentencing advantages in consideration of a waiver of appeal.”
  • “Just as constitutional rights may be waived, so may nonconstitutional rights be waived.”

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Judges: Rodowsky

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