Malvo v. State

Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland, No. 1568, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Ripken, J. APPELLATE JURISDICTION – COLLATERAL ORDER DOCTRINE – GUILTY PLEA Although an interlocutory order denying a defendant the right to further participation in a plea agreement may be appealable under the collateral order doctrine if the order negates a benefit that, once lost, cannot not be regained, the same does not apply where there was no plea agreement. APPELLATE JURISDICTION – COLLATERAL ORDER DOCTRINE – GUILTY PLEA – SEPARATE FROM THE MERITS An interlocutory order denying a motion to withdraw a…