Legal Opinion

Tolson v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 3, 2011No. 0896, September Term, 2010PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKrauser, C.J.

Following the entry of an Alford 1 plea in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County to three counts of second-degree assault and one count of attempting to disarm a police officer, Ricky Calvin Tolson, appellant, contends that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Appellant was the subject of three different sentencing proceedings. The first was his initial sentencing, the second took place after his motion to modify sentence was granted, and the third occurred after he was found to have violated his probation. .

His motion to correct an illegal sentence…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Gardner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011
  4. Greco v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
  5. Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997

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