Jackson v. State

EYLER, Judge.

Appellant, Valentino Maurice Jackson, was charged with child sexual abuse and related offenses. On appeal, we are asked to determine if the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to enforce an agreement with the State and to dismiss the charges against him. Before doing so, we must consider whether the issue is properly appealable at this time. For reasons discussed below, we hold that the issue is appeal-able, and we affirm the trial court’s ruling.

Facts

On March 14, 1997, appellant appeared before the Honorable Lenore R. Gelfman in the Circuit Court for Howard County to…