WPC eB{rkwS -"~`lR"lHjY&I78# O'twȋӗN*Ur fJE4F9A(9J4k:l@9 1O%#pw{I#1y.2gWx ayPؚZ'JۮjrYϿ% +L}gZ˞O5PH \$=%$ESX8`HDG؍ Dk M箬mv\E˛:<9^5DYY/ba쩼{&%"_f!߮# WtrXf>> 9̰K&A'F.$2Ca1 %q(*E%5Bx-Jm'=y0M:'4Ob* k 'y[!"    `     h   Room1.517 "<$      `     h   100CommunityPlace $&    `       `     h   _Crownsville_,Maryland210322030 H&!(    `     h      p ALEXANDERL.CUMMINGS {*%-    `     h      p      x  Clerk ),y'/    `     h     CourtofAppealsofMaryland  -')1 @"February_17,_Ԁ2004   TheHonorableRobertM.Bell, r     `     h ChiefJudge I  TheHonorableIrmaS.Raker  p  TheHonorableAlanM._Wilner_ G TheHonorableDaleR._Cathell_  TheHonorableGlennT._Harrell_,Jr.  TheHonorableLynneA._Battaglia_ | TheHonorableClaytonGreene,Jr., S    `     h Judges *z   TheCourtofAppealsofMaryland Q   RobertC.MurphyCourtsof (   AppealBuilding    Annapolis,Maryland21401  YourHonors:#XbXXX=#XXXXb  [   TheRulesCommitteesubmitsthisLetterReporttotheCourt,  transmittingherebyarecommendationoftheConferenceofCircuit r  Judges( theConference)thatRule4345beamendedtoestablish : ! acertainfiveyearlimitonacourtsexerciseofits_revisory_ !R" poweroverasentenceinvolvingacrimeofviolence. !#   Theproposedamendmenthasreceivedtheunanimous Z#% endorsementoftheConference.TheRulesCommittee,byavoteof "$r& 1110,hasdeclinedtoapprovetherecommendation.Therelevant $: ' portionoftheMinutesoftheJanuary9,2004meetingofthe %!( RulesCommitteeatwhichthisvotewastakenareenclosedforthe z&!) Courtsreference.Alsoenclosedaretherelevantportionsof B'"* theMinutesoftheMarch9,2001meetingoftheRulesCommittee,  (Z#+ atwhichthisissuepreviouslywasdiscussed,andtheMinutesof ("$, theSeptember15,2003meetingoftheConference,atwhichthe )$- votewastakentorecommendtheamendment. b*%. _  TheConferencealsorecommendedthatthetimeforfilinga -(2 motionformodificationunderRule4345inacircuitcourtbe  reducedfrom90to30days.Thisrecommendationreceiveda x strongnegativevotefromtheRulesCommittee,withonlytwo @ membersinfavor,andthereforehasnotbeenincludedinthe X draftRule.     Becauseoftheimportanceoftheissueoftherevisorypower `  ofthecourtincriminalmatters,theunanimousrecommendationof ( x theConference,andtheclosevotebytheRulesCommittee,the  @ proposedamendmentstoRule4345aresubmittedtotheCourtfor    itsdeterminationofthispolicyissue.      FortheguidanceoftheCourtandthepublic,followingthe `  proposedrulechangeisaReportersNotedescribingthereasons (  fortheproposalandanychangesthatwouldbeeffectedin   currentlaworpractice.WecautionthattheReportersNotewas h  preparedinitiallyforthebenefitoftheRulesCommittee;itis 0  notpartoftheRuleandhasnotbeendebatedorapprovedbythe H  Committee;anditisnottoberegardedasanykindofofficial  commentorinterpretation.Itisincludedsolelytoassistthe  Courtinunderstandingsomeofthereasonsfortheproposed P changes. h    `     h   Respectfullysubmitted, p    `     h   JosephF.Murphy,Jr. X    `     h Chair  p    `     h   LindaM.Schuett  X#    `     h   ViceChair  $ JFM/LMS:cdc (#x' Enclosures #@( cc:AlexanderL.Cummings,Clerk $ ) #XbXXX~ #  1'", XXXXb@ MARYLANDRULESOFPROCEDURE  @TITLE4CRIMINALCAUSES ^ @ CHAPTER300TRIALANDSENTENCING  \   AMENDRule4345toreorganizeit,toaddthephrase orhas h  beendismissedtoreletteredsubsection(e)(1),toaddacertain  f  crossreferenceaftersubsection(e)(1),toaddanewsubsection   (e)(2)thatsetsafiveyearlimitonthecourtsexerciseofits r  revisorypoweroverasentenceinvolvingacrimeofviolence  p  exceptwheretheStatesAttorneyanddefendantagreethatthe  courtmayexerciseitsrevisorypower,andtomakecertain | stylisticchanges,asfollows: *z Rule4345.SENTENCINGREVISORYPOWEROFCOURT  Ӏ(a)IllegalSentence 4   Thecourtmaycorrectanillegalsentenceatanytime. 2 Ѐ(b)Fraud,Mistake,orIrregularity     Thecourthasrevisorypoweroverasentenceincaseof >!" fraud,mistake,orirregularity. "<$ Ѐ(c)CorrectionofMistakeinAnnouncement $&   Thecourtmaycorrectanevidentmistakeinthe H&!( announcementofasentenceifthecorrectionismadeonthe 'F#* recordbeforethedefendantleavesthecourtroomfollowingthe )$, sentencingproceeding. R+&. Ѐ (e) (d)DesertionandNon-supportCases -P(0   Atanytimebeforeexpirationofthesentenceinacase  involvingdesertionandnon-supportofspouse,children,or ^ destituteparents,thecourtmaymodify,reduce,orvacatethe  \ sentenceorplacethedefendantonprobationunderthetermsand   conditionsthecourtimposes. h  Ѐ (b) (e)Modification orReduction-TimeFor UponMotion  f  Ѐ(1)Generally     Thecourthasrevisorypowerandcontroloverasentence r  upon Uponamotionfiledwithin90daysafter its impositionofa  p  sentence(1)intheDistrictCourt,ifanappealhasnotbeen  perfectedorhasbeendismissed,and(2)inacircuitcourt, | whetherornotanappealhasbeenfiled,thecourthasrevisory *z poweroverthesentenceexceptthatitmaynotincreasethe ( sentence. Thereafter,thecourthasrevisorypowerandcontrol  overthesentenceincaseoffraud,mistake,orirregularity,or 4 asprovidedinsection(e)ofthisRule.Thecourtmaynot 2 increaseasentenceafterthesentencehasbeenimposed,except   thatitmaycorrectanevidentmistakeintheannouncementofa >!" sentenceifthecorrectionismadeontherecordbeforethe "<$ defendantleavesthecourtroomfollowingthesentencing $& proceeding.  H&!( Crossreference:Rule7112(b). 'F#* Ѐ(2)DefendantConvictedofaCrimeofViolence )$,   UnlesstheStatesAttorneyandthedefendantagreethat R+&. thecourtmayexerciseitsrevisorypower,thecourtmaynot -P(0 reviseasentenceaftertheexpirationoffiveyearsfromthe  datethesentenceoriginallywasimposedonadefendantconvicted ^ ofacrimeofviolence,asdefinedinCode,CriminalLawArticle,  \ 14101.   Ѐ (c) (3)NoticetoVictims h    TheState'sAttorneyshallgivenoticetoeachvictim  f  andvictim'srepresentativewhohasfiledaCrimeVictim   NotificationRequestformpursuanttoCode,CriminalProcedure r  Article,11-104orwhohassubmittedawrittenrequesttothe  p  State'sAttorneytobenotifiedofsubsequentproceedingsas  providedunderCode,CriminalProcedureArticle,11-503that | states(1)thatamotiontomodifyorreduceasentencehasbeen *z filed;(2)thatthemotionhasbeendeniedwithoutahearingor ( thedate,time,andlocationofthehearing;and(3)ifahearing  istobeheld,thateachvictimorvictim'srepresentativemay 4 attendandtestify. 2 Ѐ (d) (f)OpenCourtHearing     Thecourtmaymodify,reduce,correct,orvacatea >!" sentenceonlyontherecordinopencourt,afterhearingfromthe "<$ defendant,theState,andfromeachvictimorvictim's $& representativewhorequestsanopportunitytobeheard.No H&!( hearingshallbeheldonamotiontomodifyorreducethe 'F#* sentenceuntilthecourtdeterminesthatthenoticerequirements )$, in section(c) subsection(e)(3)ofthisRulehavebeen R+&. satisfied.Ifthecourtgrantsthemotion,thecourtordinarily -P(0 shallprepareandfileordictateintotherecordastatement  settingforththereasonsonwhichtherulingisbased. ^ Source:ThisRuleisderivedinpartfromformerRule774and 3 M.D.R.774,andisinpartnew.   @hh#REPORTERSNOTE ?     TheConferenceofCircuitJudgesAdHocCommitteeto  =  ConsiderAmendingRule4345hasrecommendedseveralchangesto   Rule4345,includingreducingthe90dayperiodforfilinga   motionformodificationorreductionofasentenceto30daysin t  thecircuitcourtandimposingafiveyearlimitonthecourts K  revisorypowerwhenthedefendanthasbeenconvictedofacrime "r  ofviolence. I   Withtwomembersopposed,theRulesCommitteevotedto  recommendretainingthe90dayperiodforfilingthemotion, ~ ratherthanreducingittoa30dayperiod.TheCommitteewas U concernedthatareductioninthislongstandingtimeperiod ,| wouldleadtoanincreaseinlatefiledmotions,whichwould S resultinanincreaseinpostconvictionproceedings. *   Byan11to10vote,theCommitteealsodeclinedtoapprove  theproposedfiveyearlimitonthecourtsexerciseofits _ revisorypoweroversentencesinvolvingacrimeofviolence, 6 exceptwheretheStatesAttorneyanddefendantagreethatthe  ] courtmayexercisethatpower.However,inlightoftheclose 4 voteandthestrongsupportoftheConferenceofCircuitJudges   infavoroftherulechange,theCommitteeistransmittingthe   proposaltotheCourtofAppealsforapolicydeterminationby i ! theCourt. @!"   Theproposedadditionofthephrase orhadbeendismissed ">$ tosubsection(e)(1)appearstobenoncontroversial.The #% additionofthephraseandacrossreferencetoRule7112(b) $& clarifytherevisorypoweroftheDistrictCourtoverasentence s% ' imposedbythatCourt. J&!(   Otherchanges,includingreplacingthephrase revisory 'H#* powerandcontrolwiththephrase revisorypower,are ($+ stylisticonly. )$, #XbXXX#