Valentine v. State

SMITH, Judge.

We have here a motion made to correct an alleged illegal sentence and its denial after the time for direct appeal had expired. The question presented is whether this is such a collateral attack that no direct appeal is available. We hold that it is and thus we shall affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals which dismissed the appeal.

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On October 24, 1983, appellant Glenn Paul Valentine entered a plea of guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore *110County to a charge of child abuse. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison to run from April 27, 1983. On November 4, 1983,…