Campbell v. State

HARRELL, Judge.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether a trial judge had jurisdiction to consider an out-of-time supplement to a timely filed motion for a new trial in a criminal matter, pursuant to Maryland Rule 4-331(2000), and, if so, whether the trial judge abused his discretion by denying the motion on the supplemental ground on its merits. We find that the trial judge did have authority to consider the pertinent supplement and that he properly denied the motion for a new trial.

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