Jackson v. State State v. Powell

Lateekqua Jackson v. State of Maryland, No. 34, September Term, 2022; State of Maryland v. Garrick L. Powell, Jr., No. 35, September Term, 2022, Opinion by Booth, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – HICKS RULE – SEEKING OR EXPRESSLY CONSENTING TO DELAY Under Maryland Code (2018 Repl. Vol., 2022 Supp.), Criminal Procedure Article (“CP”) § 6-103, and Maryland Rule 4-271, collectively referred to as the “Hicks rule,” a criminal trial in a circuit court must commence within 180 days of the first appearance of the defendant or defense counsel in that court, a deadline known as the “Hicks date.” A continuance…