Trimble v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Maryland affirmed the denial of James Trimble’s motion for sentence reduction under the Juvenile Restoration Act. It held that the circuit court has broad discretion to assess dangerousness and the interests of justice, need only consider the statutory factors without assigning any factor special weight, and may determine that the movant’s age at the time of the offense does not favor reduction. The court also held that the circuit court adequately considered the evidence and did not abuse its discretion by crediting some expert testimony about antisocial personality disorder over other testimony.