Nichols v. State

Darryl Nichols v. State of Maryland, No. 8, September Term, 2018 LAW OF THE CASE DOCTRINE – MARYLAND RULE 4-345(a) – MD. CODE ANN., CRIM. LAW (2002, 2012 REPL. VOL.) § 1-202 – MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR CONSPIRACY – MD. CODE ANN., CTS. & JUD. PROC. (1974, 2013 REPL. VOL.) § 12-702(b) – AGGREGATE SENTENCE – Court of Appeals held that law of case doctrine does not bar trial court from considering under Maryland Rule 4-345(a) issue as to sentence’s legality that appellate court has not resolved. Court of Appeals held that, under Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (2002, 2012 Repl. Vol.) § 1- 202—which provides…