Telak v. State

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

Maryland Code (1974, 1984 Repl.Vol.), § 12-401(a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, authorizes an appeal by the State from the final judgment in a District Court criminal case “if the State alleges that the trial judge failed to impose the sentence specifically mandated by the Code.” Section 12-401(c)(l) provides that an appeal from a District Court judgment “shall be taken ... within 30 days from the date of the final judgment from which appealed.” The issue before us in the present case concerns the timeliness of the State’s appeal in a District Court criminal…