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MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 2321, September Term, 2001.

868 A.2d 895 (2005)

161 Md. App. 248

Lamont MATTHEWS v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

February 24, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron G. Seltzer (Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender, on brief), for appellant.

Ann N. Bosse (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Panel DAVIS, ADKINS, and MEREDITH, JJ.

DAVIS, J.

In Garrison v. State, 350 Md. 128, 139, 711 A.2d 170 (1998), the Court of Appeals said:

As a matter of Maryland case law, a defendant in a criminal case denied his right to a desired appeal through no fault of his own, and who has been diligent in attempting to assert his appeal rights, is entitled to a belated appeal, without the necessity of presenting any other evidence...

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