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Johnson v. State

Citations

  • 427 Md. 356
  • 47 A.3d 1002
  • 2012 WL 2741764
  • 2012 Md. LEXIS 444

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  • holding that the imposition of a sentence for a crime with which the defendant was not charged is the type of sentence illegality that is cognizable under Rule 4-345(a)
  • vacating conviction and sentence on ground that \sentence for assault with intent to murder was illegal because that crime was not contained in the indictment returned by the Grand Jury\
  • “The scope of this privilege…is narrow. To constitute an illegal sentence under Rule 4- 345(a
  • A sentence for assault with intent to murder should never have been imposed where the defendant had never been charged with assault with intent to murder.
  • “The scope of this privilege…is narrow. To constitute an illegal sentence under Rule 4- 345(a), the illegality must inhere in the sentence itself, rather than stem from trial court error during the sentencing proceeding. Accordingly, we have denied relief pursuant to Rule 4-345(a

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Judges: Adkins

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