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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 1725 SEPTEMBER TERM, 1999 _______________________________

SHERI MAY-DAWN HARMON v. STATE OF MARYLAND _______________________________ Hollander, Eyler, James R. Sonner, JJ. ______________________________ Opinion by Hollander, J. ______________________________ Filed: October 30, 2002

In this case, we must examine two sentences imposed upon Sheri May-Dawn Harmon, appellant, by the Circuit Court for Charles County. One was imposed shortly after appellant pleaded guilty to The other was imposed a few months later,

the charge of forgery.

after appellant had begun to serve the probationary portion of her original sentence. Appellant was initially sentenced on April 15, 1999, to a term of three years' imprisonment, with all but 90 days suspended, and three years' probation. During the brief period of incarceration,

the court agreed to allow appellant to participate in a work release program. While on work release, however, appellant was

accused of alcohol consumption, in violation of the program's rules. That violation led the court to hold an evidentiary hearing on July 23, 1999, after appellant had already been released on probation. Following the hearing, the court found appellant in It then modified the

violation of the rules of work release.

sentence it had previously imposed, changing it to a one-year sentence, to commence almost a year later, on July 4, 2000, with probation upon release. On appeal, Harmon poses the following six questions on appeal: I. Did the trial court err in admitting evidence of the breath test, when its admission violated [Maryland Code, Transportation Article]

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