Section 7-204 - Hearing on petition. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-204. Hearing on petition.
 

(a)  Date for hearing.-  

(1) The date for a hearing on a petition filed in a case in which a sentence of death has been imposed shall: 

(i) be set within 30 days after the day on which the petition is filed; and 

(ii) occur within 90 days after the day the petition is filed. 

(2) After the hearing date is set under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, the court may not change the date unless a party files a motion requesting the change and shows good cause for the change. 

(3) The court shall issue a decision on a petition filed in a case in which a sentence of death has been imposed within 90 days after the hearing on the petition. 

(b)  Enforcement.- A party may enforce this section through the filing of a petition for writ of mandamus in the Court of Appeals. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 645A(g); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.]