Cianos v. State

KARWACKI, Judge.

Under Maryland Code (1973, 1989 Repl.Vol., 1994 Cum. Supp.), §§ 12-202 and 12-302 [of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article], the only avenue of appeal from a guilty plea before a circuit court is by application for leave to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals, and an order granting or denying that application is not reviewable by this Court by way of certiorari. We may grant certiorari, however, when the intermediate appellate court makes a decision on an application for leave to appeal based on an alleged denial of victims’ rights. We granted certiorari in this case…