Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 7-102: (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, §§ 7-103 and 7-104 of this subtitle and Subtitle 2 of this title, a convicted person may begin a proceeding under this title in the circuit court for the county in which the conviction took place at any time if the person claims that: (1) the sentence o
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This statute allows a convicted person to file a court proceeding to challenge a sentence or judgment on specified legal grounds, such as constitutional violations or jurisdictional errors, provided the claim has not been previously litigated.
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