Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Titles 1 — 14)
Title 2. Homicide. (Subts. 1 — 5)
Subtitle 2. Murder and Manslaughter. (§§ 2-201 — 2-210)

§ 2-203. Murder in the first degree — Sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole.

A defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree may be sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole only if:
(1) at least 30 days before trial, the State gave written notice to the defendant of the State’s intention to seek a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; and
(2) the sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole is imposed in accordance with § 2-304 of this title.

 

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