St. Mary's Cnty. Cir. Ct. Criminal DCM Plan 2

a. Authority to Grant Postponements

The County Administrative Judge, or the judge specially

assigned by the administrative judge to grant criminal

continuances, shall consider requests to postpone a trial.

If a case is assigned to a judge who is not the administrative

judge or the judge assigned to grant criminal continuances, that

judge will consult with one of the two judges authorized to grant

continuances. If agreed, the authorized judge shall grant the

continuance and assign a new date to the case, consistent with

these time standards. The Assignment Office must clear the dates

for the re-scheduling of all cases.

c. Violations of Probation, Sentencings, and Other Post-Judgment Hearings

The limitations contained in this policy do not apply to

postponement requests for the following hearing types: motion for

new trial, sentencing, modification or reconsideration of sentence,

violation of probation, post-conviction, coram nobis, or any other

post-judgment hearing. In those matters, the judge to whom the

case is assigned shall rule on any request for postponement.