Maryland Correctional Institution v. Lee

BELL, Chief Judge.

The issues this case presents are whether, where a defendant insists that there is a conflict between the pronouncement of sentence and the commitment issued to the Division of Correction (“DOC”), the DOC’s failure to follow its policy requiring it to obtain correction of a commitment record, or independently interpret the transcript of a sentencing proceeding, is appropriately challenged by habeas corpus and whether the Baltimore City habeas corpus judge erred in his interpretation of the Montgomery County sentence. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City held that habeas…