Md. Code, Crim. Law § 14-102 : CRIMINAL LAW — GENERAL SENTENCING PROVISIONS — SENTENCING —102 - Sentencing for crimes with minimum and maximum penalties

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if a law sets a maximum and a minimum penalty for a crime, the court may impose instead of the minimum penalty a lesser penalty of the same character.
(b) This section does not affect:
(1) a maximum penalty fixed by law; or
(2) the punishment for any crime for which the statute provides one and only one penalty.

Md. Code, CR § 14-102

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