Young v. State

The conviction of the appellant, Michael George Young, for armed robbery in the Circuit Court for Charles County by a jury, presided over by Judge James C. Mitchell, poses the question of What, if any, sanction is available for non-compliance with Article 27, Section 591 ?

Chapter 212 of the Acts of 1971, effective July 1, 1971, added a new section, Section 591, to Article 27, dealing with “Crimes and Punishments,” of the Annotated Code of Maryland. It reads:

“(a) Within two weeks after the arraignment of a person accused of a criminal offense, or within two weeks after the filing of an…