Legal Opinion
Beckwitt v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 30, 2025No. 1473/23Published
1Opinion of the Court
Beckwitt v. State No. 1473, Sept. Term 2023 Opinion by Leahy, J. Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus > Appellate Jurisdiction > Maryland Code (2001, 2018 Repl. Vol.), Criminal Procedure Article (“CP”) § 7-107 Statutory provisions conferring general appellate jurisdiction, such as Maryland Code (1973, 2020 Repl. Vol.), Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJP”) § 12-301, do not apply to habeas corpus cases. See CP § 7-107(b)(1); Sabisch v. Moyer,
466 Md. 327, 351
(2019); Simms v. Shearin,
221 Md. App. 460, 469
(2015). Appeal of a habeas petition is authorized in any “proceeding in which a writ…
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