Mainor v. State

Darrell Leonard Mainor v. State of Maryland, No. 55, September Term, 2020. Opinion by Getty, J. CRIMINAL LAW – SENTENCING – DENIAL OF POSTPONEMENT – ABUSE OF DISCRETION – Court of Appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion when it insisted that defendant be sentenced before discharging the jury and refused to postpone sentencing for either a long-form presentence investigation or defendant’s mother’s testimony, both of which were requested by defendant to mitigate his punishment. Additionally, Court of Appeals held that the trial judge’s dismissive comments of the defendant’s…