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CHALMERS EFRAM SMITH v. STATE OF MARYLAND

CHALMERS EFRAM SMITH v. STATE OF MARYLAND

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Criminal law — Sentence reduction — Wrong legal standard

On March 25, 2022, Chalmers Efram Smith, appellant, filed a motion in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City seeking modification of his sentence pursuant to section 8-110 of the Criminal Procedure Article (“CP”) of the Maryland Code, which authorizes a person who committed an offense as a minor prior to October 1, 2021, to file such a motion, once the person has served at least 20 years imprisonment for that offense.

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