HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               3529

House Bill No. 516

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Cases - State's Right to Appeal

FOR the purpose of providing that in criminal cases the
State or the defendant may appeal from certain
decisions of the circuit courts concerning the
admissibility of evidence and the return of seized
property; specifying the conditions under which the
appeals may be taken; providing in certain cases for
the release of criminal defendants on personal
recognizance bail; making certain technical corrections
to the language, style of expression, and language
usage in certain provisions of the Annotated Code of
Maryland; and generally relating to the State's right
to appeal in criminal cases.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 12-302(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

12-302.

(c) [(1)] In a criminal case, the State may appeal[:]
ONLY AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION.

[(l) [From] (2) THE STATE MAY APPEAL FROM a
final judgment granting a motion to dismiss or quashing or
dismissing any indictment, information, presentment, or
inquisition[; and].

[(2) [From] (3) THE STATE MAY APPEAL FROM a
final judgment if the State alleges that the trial judge
failed to impose the sentence specifically mandated by the
Code.