Johnson v. State

We are here asked to rule that a defendant in a criminal case whose sentence has been modified, pursuant to Maryland Rule 764 b 2, has the right, within 30 days from the imposition of that revised sentence, to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals.

The appellant, William Johnson, Jr., was charged in the District Court upon a warrant with having assaulted and shot one George Chestnut on September 24, 1973. Upon his arraignment in that court he elected trial by jury and his case was transferred to the Criminal Court of Baltimore. See Maryland Code (1974), Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article…