Legal Opinion
Trimble v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 17, 2025No. 28/24Published
1Opinion of the Court
James Russell Trimble v. State of Maryland, No. 28, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Eaves, J. MD. CODE ANN., CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 8-110(d)(1) – CONSIDERATION OF AGE In considering a motion for reduction of sentence filed under § 8-110 of the Criminal Procedure Article (“CP”) of the Annotated Code of Maryland (2018 Repl. Vol., 2024 Supp.), the circuit court has broad discretion to determine whether an individual is a danger to the public and whether the interests of justice will be served by a reduced sentence. When undertaking its dangerousness and interests-of-justice analysis under CP §…
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