Smith v. State

GILBERT, Chief Judge.

Maryland Annotated Code art. 27, § 641A(a) provides that, “[u]pon entering a judgment of conviction, the court having jurisdiction may suspend the imposition or execution of sentence and place the defendant on probation upon such terms and conditions as the court deems proper.” We are called upon in this appeal to determine whether an innovative condition of probation is proper.

The Facts

Kim L. Smith, in accordance with a plea agreement, pled guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to one count of child abuse. Under the terms of the agreement, Smith was to receive a…