Tengeres v. State

Toni Tengeres v. State of Maryland No. 42, September Term 2020 Criminal Procedure – Appeal from District Court to Circuit Court – Absence of Defendant – Dismissal and Reinstatement of Appeal. A defendant who is convicted of criminal charges in the District Court may appeal to a circuit court for a trial de novo. If the defendant fails to appear for a proceeding in the circuit court and the court then dismisses the appeal under Maryland Rule 7-112(f) for failure to appear, the appeal may be reinstated for good cause if the defendant files a timely motion to reinstate. The decision whether to…