Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 5-905
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 5-905
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) a term of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized;
(2) twice the fine otherwise authorized; or
(3) both.
(b) For purposes of this section, a crime is considered a subsequent crime, if, before the conviction for the crime, the offender has ever been convicted of a crime under this title or under any law of the United States or of this or another state relating to other controlled dangerous substances.
(c) A person convicted of a subsequent crime under a law superseded by this title is eligible for parole, probation, and suspension of sentence in the same manner as those persons convicted under this title.
(d) A sentence on a single count under this section may be imposed in conjunction with other sentences under this title.
(e) A person whose prior and subsequent convictions were for a violation of § 5-601, § 5-602, § 5-603, § 5-604, § 5-605, or § 5-606 of this title is subject to this section only if the person was also previously convicted of a crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of this article.