Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 7-107 - Effect of postconviction remedy on trial proceedings and appeals(a) The remedy provided under this title is not a substitute for and does not affect any remedy that is incident to the proceedings in the trial court or any remedy of direct review of the sentence or conviction.(b)(1) In a case in which a person challenges the validity of confinement under a sentence of imprisonment by seeking the writ of habeas corpus or the writ of coram nobis or by invoking a common law or statutory remedy other than this title, a person may not appeal to the Supreme Court of Maryland or the Appellate Court of Maryland.(2) This subtitle does not bar an appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland:(i) in a habeas corpus proceeding begun under § 9-110 of this article; or(ii) in any other proceeding in which a writ of habeas corpus is sought for a purpose other than to challenge the legality of a conviction of a crime or sentence of imprisonment for the conviction of the crime, including confinement as a result of a proceeding under Title 4 of the Correctional Services Article.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 156, Sec. 3, eff. 10/1/2013.