Ch. 632

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Maiming]

[384.

Every person, his aiders and abettors, who shall be convicted of the crime of
mayhem, or of tarring and feathering, shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not more
than ten years nor less than eighteen months.]

COMMITTEE NOTE (COMMITTEE TO REVISE ARTICLE 27): For current
provisions dealing with this offense, see the Assault subheading in this article.

[385.

Every person, his aiders, abettors and counsellors, who shall be convicted of the
crime of cutting out or disabling the tongue, putting out an eye, slitting the nose, cutting
or biting off the nose, ear or lip, or cutting or biting off or disabling any limb or member
of any person, of malice aforethought, with intention in so doing to mark or disfigure such
person, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction are subject to imprisonment for not
more than 15 years.]

COMMITTEE NOTE (COMMITTEE TO REVISE ARTICLE 27): For current
provisions dealing with this offense, see the Assault subheading in this article.

[386.

If any person shall unlawfully shoot at any person, or shall in any manner unlawfully
and maliciously attempt to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person, or shall
unlawfully and maliciously stab, cut or wound any person, or shall assault or beat any
person, with intent to maim, disfigure or disable such person, or with intent to prevent the
lawful apprehension or detainer of any party for any offense for which the said party may
be legally apprehended or detained, every such offender, and every person counselling,
aiding or abetting such offender shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction are
subject to imprisonment for not more than 15 years.]

COMMITTEE NOTE (COMMITTEE TO REVISE ARTICLE 27): For current
provisions dealing with this offense, see the Assault subheading in this article.

411A. ATTEMPTED MURDER.

(A) A PERSON WHO ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE
IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT FOR
NOT MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

(B) (1) A PERSON WHO ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT MURDER IN THE FIRST
DEGREE IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO EITHER LIFE
IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE OR A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE
THAN LIFE.

(2) (I) IF THE STATE INTENDS TO SEEK A SENTENCE OF
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE, IT SHALL NOTIFY
THE DEFENDANT IN WRITING AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO TRIAL.

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