Jennings v. State

BELL, Judge.

We granted certiorari in this case to address whether a sentencing court properly may consider, in imposing sentence, a defendant’s refusal to accept responsibility, or exhibit remorse, for the crimes for which that defendant has been convicted. The Court of Special Appeals, in an unreported opinion, held that a sentencing court may consider this factor. It thus affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. At the request of Arnold Jerome Jennings, Jr., the petitioner, we granted certiorari and shall now affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals.

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