Williams v. State

In 2002, appellant, Karlos Williams (“Williams”), was convicted, after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, of two counts of first degree assault, one count of first degree burglary, and related charges. The court imposed a total sentence of 35 years. In 2007, Williams filed a Motion to Correct Illegal Sentences (“Motion to Correct”). From the denial of his Motion to Correct, Williams presents two questions for our review:

I. Did the trial court err by imposing sentences for first degree assault that exceeded the sentences that the court could have imposed for robbery, which…