Legal Opinion
Adkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 13, 1991No. 26, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.
This case presents the single issue, whether an appeal from an order revoking a defendant’s probation and reimposing the previously suspended sentence is rendered moot by that defendant’s completing service of his sentence while the appeal is pending. The Court of Special Appeals believes that it is and, therefore, sua sponte, dismissed petitioner’s (William Adkins’) appeal. 85 Md.App. 224, 582 A.2d 597 (1990). We now reverse.
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Petitioner was convicted of malicious destruction of property, unlawfully carrying a deadly weapon, and two counts of battery. His eight year…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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