Wilkins v. State

Davon Wilkins v. State of Maryland, No. 112, September Term, 2021, filed January 26, 2022. Opinion by Berger, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — MARYLAND RULE 4-342 — SENTENCING JUDGE: Ordinarily, the judge who presided over the trial shall sentence the defendant, subject to the provisions of Rule 4-361 (which sets forth procedures to be followed when the original judge is unavailable). CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — MARYLAND RULE 4-342 — DEFENDANT’S RIGHT OF ALLOCUTION: Rule 4-342(e) protects a defendant’s right of allocution as well as, more generally, his right to present information in mitigation of…