Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 5-613
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 5-613
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) A drug kingpin who conspires to manufacture, distribute, dispense, transport in, or bring into the State a controlled dangerous substance in an amount listed in § 5-612 of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 20 years and not exceeding 40 years without the possibility of parole or a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 or both.
(2) A court may not suspend any part of the mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years.
(3) The person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence.
(c) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the controlled dangerous substance was brought into or transported in the State solely for ultimate distribution or dispensing in another jurisdiction.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a conviction under this section does not merge with the conviction for any crime that is the object of the conspiracy.
(e) The provisions of § 6-220 of the Criminal Procedure Article do not apply to a conviction under this section.
(f) This section does not:
(1) prohibit a court from imposing an enhanced penalty under § 5-905 of this title; or
(2) preclude or limit a prosecution for any other crime.