Dishman v. State

On December 11, 1978, pursuant to a plea bargain with the State’s Attorney’s Office of Baltimore City, the appellant, Benjamin Franklin Dishman, entered guilty pleas to two counts of larceny and two counts of receiving stolen goods contained in four separate criminal informations filed against him. In return for the guilty pleas, the State agreed to recommend a total sentence not to exceed ten years. After verdicts of guilty were rendered by the Criminal Court of Baltimore, sentence was deferred pending a pre-sentence report.

At the subsequent sentencing hearing, defense counsel asked the…