200 Md. App. 563 - Pinkney v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “Ms. Polk: State of Maryland v. Jerome Pinkney, 809247030. Lauren Polk for the State. Mr. Thornton: Brandon Thornton, Your Honor. Mr. Pinkney is here, and we’re at a point where Mr. Pinkney is petitioning the court to discharge the service of the Public Defender. Your Honor, he is not speaking to me and he does not wish to stand with me at the trial table. The Court: All right. Mr. Pinkney, you need to stand at the trial table, because your case has been called whether Mr. Thornton is representing you or not. Ms. Polk: State’s ready, Your Honor. The Court: Now, very quickly Mr. Pinkney. What’s the problem with Mr. Thornton in your eyes? The Defendant: Huh? The Court: What problem do you have with Mr. Thornton representing you? The Defendant: I don’t want him to represent me. I asked him something last time. You asked me, what did I say? He said, nothing, like you know. The Court: Have you hired an attorney, Mr. Pinkney? The Defendant: No. The Court: All right. Well, Mr. Thornton is the attorney you had from the Public Defender’s Office. Are you able to talk with him about your case? The Defendant: Two minutes ain’t ample time to talk to nobody about no case. The only time I’ve seen him is when I come in here. He talked to me for about two minutes. The Court: All right. Mr. Thornton, have you had time to prepare for trial in this case? Mr. Thornton: Your Honor, we don’t have any witnesses. It is what is it. The Court: Have you reviewed what the State has in discovery? Mr. Thorn”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pinkney v. State

2. “If a defendant requests permission to discharge an attorney whose appearance has been entered, the court shall permit the defendant to explain the reasons for the request. If the court finds that there is a meritorious reason for the defendant’s request, the court shall permit the discharge of counsel; continue the action if necessary; and advise the defendant that if new counsel does not enter an appearance by the next scheduled trial date, the action will proceed to trial with the defendant unrepresented by counsel. If the court finds no meritorious reason for the defendant’s request, the court may not permit the discharge of counsel without first informing the defendant that the trial will proceed as scheduled with the defendant unrepresented by counsel if the defendant discharges counsel and does not have new counsel. If the court permits the defendant to discharge counsel, it shall comply with subsections (a)(l)-(4) of this Rule if the docket or file does not reflect prior compliance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pinkney v. State

3. ““[T]he missing witness rule applies where (1) there is a witness, (2) who is peculiarly available to one side and not the other, (3) whose testimony is important and non-eumula-tive and will elucidate the transaction, and (4) who is not called to testify.” A “relationship” between a party and a witness in the missing witness instruction context generally refers to a “family relationship, an employer-employee relationship, and, sometimes, a professional relationship” ... In this case, there was no relationship between the witness and the State. A police officer took the witness’s name and had no further contact with her.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 204 Md. App. 593 - COLKLEY & FIELDS v. State