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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Criminal Procedure » Title 8 - Other Postconviction Review » Subtitle 3 - Newly Discovered Evidence

Section 8-301 – Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence

    (a)    A person charged by indictment or criminal information with a crime triable in circuit court and convicted of that crime may, at any time, file a petition for writ of actual innocence in the circuit court for the county in which the conviction was imposed if the person claims that there is newly discovered evidence […]

Section 8-301.1 – Vacation of Probation Before Judgment or Judgment of Conviction

    (a)    On a motion of the State, at any time after the entry of a probation before judgment or judgment of conviction in a criminal case, the court with jurisdiction over the case may vacate the probation before judgment or conviction on the ground that:         (1)    (i)    there is newly discovered evidence that:                 1.    could not have been discovered […]

Section 8-302 – Motion to Vacate Judgment for Acts of Prostitution Committed Under Duress

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Qualifying offense” means:             (i)    unnatural or perverted sexual practice under § 3–322 of the Criminal Law Article;             (ii)    possessing or administering a controlled dangerous substance under § 5–601 of the Criminal Law Article;             (iii)    possessing or purchasing a noncontrolled substance under § 5–618 of the Criminal Law Article; […]