{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 12–301","heading":"","body":"Except as provided in § 12-302 of this subtitle, a party may appeal from a final judgment entered in a civil or criminal case by a circuit court. The right of appeal exists from a final judgment entered by a court in the exercise of original, special, limited, statutory jurisdiction, unless in a particular case the right of appeal is expressly denied by law. In a criminal case, the defendant may appeal even though imposition or execution of sentence has been suspended. In a civil case, a plaintiff who has accepted a remittitur may cross-appeal from the final judgment.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=12-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"67a892a9e1299d3818e61410b21d55a0a81801ee2b4b442003b16bde76739bc5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-301.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}