Legal Opinion
Stouffer v. Staton
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 3, 2003No. 1582, Sept. Term, 2002PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdkins, J.
This is another chapter in the “arcane” and evolving book of sentence aggregation disputes that have arisen since the Gen eral Assembly created two different accrual rates for good conduct credits. 1 As a general rule, for non-violent and non-drug crimes committed after July 1, 1992, sentences accrue good conduct credits at the rate of ten per month; but sentences for certain violent and drug crimes accrue such credits at half that rate—only five per month. See Md.Code (1999, 2002 Cum.Supp.), § 3-704(b) of the Correctional Services Article.. In this episode, the Maryland Parole Commission…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Frost v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Maryland House of Correction v. FieldsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Secretary, Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
- Moats v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Secretary of Public Safety v. HutchinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jones v. FilbertCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- George M. v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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- Rice v. AcuffDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2019
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