State v. Brown

BELL, Chief Judge.

We granted certiorari in the case mb judice, on the petition of the State, see 353 Md. 268, 725 A.2d 1067 (1999), to determine whether the Circuit Court for Baltimore City erred in refusing to dismiss the charges against James T. Brown, Jr., the respondent, where, although the postponement that resulted in a trial date beyond the 180 day period, mandated by Maryland Rule 4-271, 1 and its statutory counterpart, Maryland Code (1957, 1996 Repl.Vol.), Art. 27, § 591, 2 was found by the administrative judge or his designee to be for good cause, sixteen months elapsed between the…