Spriggs v. State

Wesley Eugene Spriggs, the appellant, entered an “Alford plea” 1 in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County to a charge of homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol. The court sentenced appellant to three years in the Prince George’s County Detention Center with all but 18 months suspended in favor of three years probation. Appellant was given 165 days’ credit against the unsuspended portion of his sentence for pre-trial incarceration at the county detention center.

Appellant applied for leave to appeal to this Court, and the case was transferred to the appeal docket.…