State v. Kennedy

*751COLE, Judge.

In this case we must determine whether the Circuit Court for Carroll County erred in granting Petitioner probation before judgment pursuant to Maryland Code (1957, 1987 Repl.Vol., 1989 Cum.Supp.), Article 27, § 641 rather than imposing extra jail time when he had been found guilty of escape under Maryland Code (1957, 1987 Repl.Vol., 1989 Cum.Supp.), Art. 27, § 139.

Petitioner, John Kevin Kennedy, was found guilty of escape from the Carroll County Detention Center. He had been serving an 18 month sentence in the work release program as a result of a conviction for driving while…