Solorzano v. State

The issue in this case is whether the Circuit Court imposed an illegal sentence because the sentence was not in accord with the plea agreement. Fausto Ediburto Solorzano, appellant, appeals from the Circuit Court’s denial of a motion to correct an illegal sentence for attempted first degree murder on the grounds that the sentence did not conform to the plea agreement. We shall hold that the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County imposed an illegal sentence because the sentence exceeded the terms of appellant’s plea agreement.

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Appellant was indicted by the Grand Jury for Prince George’s…