Sentencing Authority

• Jurisdiction: Maryland

II. Sentencing authority

Imposition of sentences is a judicial function to be performed by sentencing courts. See Resper v. State, 354 Md. 611, 620 (1999) (citing ABA Standards for Criminal Justice—Sentencing (3d. ed.), Standard 18-1.4). A sentence must not exceed what is permitted by legislative or constitutional authority. See DeLeon v. State, 102 Md. App. 58, 62 (1994); see also Anthony v. State, 117 Md. App. 119, 131 (1997) (holding that the "sentencing court's broad discretion does not permit...