Peterson v. State

Elijah Peterson v. State of Maryland, No. 14, September Term 2019. Opinion by Hotten, J. CRIMINAL LAW – POST-CONVICTION RELIEF – UNIFORM POST- CONVICTION PROCEDURE ACT – The Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act (“UPPA”), codified at MD. CODE ANN., CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 7-101 (“Crim. Proc.”), states that the UPPA applies to a person “confined under sentence of imprisonment; or [ ] on parole or probation.” The Court of Appeals held that Mr. Peterson, who was found guilty but not criminally responsible, was not eligible for post-conviction relief under the UPPA, based on the plain language of…