Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 6-105
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 6-105
in effect(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a court in which a motion for a new trial in a criminal case is pending shall hear the motion:
(1) within 10 days after the motion is filed; or
(2) if an agreed statement of the evidence or a statement of the evidence certified by the trial judge is filed, within 10 days after the statement is filed.
(b) The time for the hearing of a motion for a new trial may be extended by:
(1) a written agreement, signed by the State’s Attorney of the county in which the motion is pending and the defendant or the defendant’s counsel; or
(2) an order signed by the trial judge.
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