Boone v. State

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL (GUILTY PLEA)

BLOOM, Judge.

On August 3, 1983, applicant, Daniel N. Boone, pled guilty in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County to a charge of assault and battery. Unhappy with the resulting sentence, he now seeks to have his guilty plea vacated.

Prior to July 1 of this year, Md.Cts. & Jud.Proc.Code Ann. § 12-301 would have permitted applicant to take a direct appeal from the judgment. The General Assembly, however, via Ch. 295, Laws of 1983, has added a new subsection (e) to § 12-302 of that article. The statute now provides:(e) Section 12-301 does not…