CHRISTIAN v. STATE

No. 152 September Term, 1985.

309 Md. 114 (1987)

522 A.2d 945

FREDERICK ALLEN CHRISTIAN v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary S. Offutt, Asst. Public Defender (Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Jillyn K. Schulze, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., on brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, RODOWSKY, COUCH and McAULIFFE, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether, prior to sentencing, a trial court may reconsider and vacate its order granting a criminal defendant a new trial.

The relevant facts may be recounted briefly. Christian was convicted on May 3, 1984, of daytime housebreaking, breaking and entering, and theft. A day later, and prior to sentencing, Christian filed a motion for a new trial. Christian's motion alleged that the trial court erred...

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