Costa v. State

GARRITY, Judge.

On November 13, 1981, Robert Anthony Costa, the appellant, was convicted on a guilty plea in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance. He was committed to the custody of the Division of Correction for a period of five years. The sentence, however, was suspended in favor of a five-year period of probation.

On April 28, 1983, a petition charging the appellant with violating his probation was filed by the Division of Parole and Probation. The petition alleged that the appellant had violated his probation by:

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