· 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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