SCM adds one new case for this Term

The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted expedited bypass review in one case, adding it to the Court’s argument calendar for June 5, the last scheduled argument day for the September 2024 Term. A space opened up on the Court’s calendar upon the voluntary dismissal last week of In re Expungement Petition of Bradley B., which had been scheduled for argument on June 5.

Carlos D. Bivens v. Amondre Clark – Case No. 48, September Term, 2024 (bypass review)
Issue – Criminal Procedure – Did the lower court correctly conclude that, upon vacaturs of a defendant’s convictions, the Division of Correction must immediately execute any remaining valid sentence in the individual’s term of confinement, apply credit for time served under the vacated conviction, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Article § 6-218(d), and ensure that any new conviction imposed upon re-prosecution is treated as a new, separate judgment rather than a modification or replacement sentence?