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SACCHET v. BLAN

No. 57, Sept. Term, 1998.

724 A.2d 667 (1999)

353 Md. 87

Joseph P. SACCHET, Warden, v. Robert BLAN.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 22, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., on brief), Baltimore, for Petitioner.

Wiley S. Rutledge (Wiley S. Rutledge, P.A., on brief), Hagerstown, for Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, RAKER, WILNER and CATHELL, JJ.

RAKER, Judge.

This case presents a single question of statutory interpretation of a provision within Article 27 of the Maryland Code: Is "manslaughter by automobile" under § 388 a "crime of violence" as defined by § 643B(a) for purposes of determining an inmate's good conduct credits pursuant to § 700(d)? We shall hold that manslaughter by automobile is not such a crime.

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