144 Md. App. 729 - Webb v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
10 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 11 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently November 2020
10 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Von Moltke v. Gillies · Parren v. State · State v. Wiegmann · State v. Bryan · Thompson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“(a) First appearance in court without counsel. At the defendant’s first appearance in court without counsel, or when the defendant appears in the District Court without counsel, demands a jury trial, and the record does not disclose prior compliance with this section by a judge, the court shall: (1) Make certain that the defendant has received a copy of the charging document containing notice as to the right to counsel. (2) Inform the defendant of the right to counsel and of the importance of assistance of counsel. (3) Advise the defendant of the nature of the charges in the charging document, and the allowable penalties, including mandatory penalties, if any. (4) Conduct a waiver inquiry pursuant to section (b) of this Rule if the defendant indicates a desire to waive counsel. (5) If trial is to be conducted on a subsequent date, advise the defendant that if the defendant appears for trial without counsel, the court could determine that the defendant waived counsel and proceed to trial with the defendant unrepresented by counsel.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“With respect to section (d), appellant argues that the court, on June 8, gave “short shrift” to appellant’s explanation for appearing without counsel and made no explicit finding that the reason was meritorious. Appellant, in response to questions from the court, stated that he had not contacted the Public Defender’s office in a timely manner and he did not have enough money to hire a private attorney to represent him. Appellant offered no other explanation for the failure to obtain an attorney over a period of almost three months. He did not indicate that he was unaware of the time requirements to contact the Public Defender’s office and that he did not contact the office because he thought he could obtain the money necessary to hire an attorney.... In the case before us, appellant offered no information that required follow up, such as a change in his financial situation or lack of knowledge. The court, after listening to the explanation, implicitly found the reason was non-meritorious.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“was not explained in any meaningful way. Appellant cites no authority in support of his argument, and we are not aware of any appellate decisions elaborating on the express language of subsection (a)(2). As previously noted, we have ample authority stating that strict compliance is required. The court, on March 14, stated on the record that “a lawyer can be very helpful ... in preparing information for the Court to consider.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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