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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 524
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crime of violence shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of
parole.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the provisions of this subsection
are mandatory.
(d) (1) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, on conviction
for a third time of a crime of violence, a person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for
the term allowed by law but not less than 25 years, if the person:
(i) has been convicted of a crime of violence on two prior
separate occasions:
1. in which the second or succeeding crime is committed
after there has been a charging document filed for the preceding occasion; and
2. for which the convictions do not arise from a single
incident; and
(ii) has served at least one term of confinement in a correctional
facility as a result of a conviction of a crime of violence.
(2) The court may not suspend all or part of the mandatory 25-year
sentence required under this subsection.
(3) A person sentenced under this subsection is not eligible for parole
except in accordance with the provisions of § 4-305 of the Correctional Services
Article.
(e) (1) On conviction for a second time of a crime of violence committed on
or after October 1, 1994, a person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for the term
allowed by law, but not less than 10 years, if the person:
(i) has been convicted on a prior occasion of a crime of violence,
including a conviction for a crime committed before October 1, 1994; and
(ii) served a term of confinement in a correctional facility for
that conviction.
(2) The court may not suspend all or part of the mandatory 10-year
sentence required under this subsection.
(f) If the State intends to proceed against a person as a subsequent offender
under this section, it shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules
for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender.
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