49 Md. App. 300 - Meyer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “In the case at bar the trial court had before it competent counsel who had represented appellant over a period of six months; filed and argued motions to suppress evidence on at least two occasions; was thoroughly familiar with the facts and law of the charges against the appellant; and was fully prepared to try the case. The trial judge elected to permit counsel to withdraw from the case and to leave the appellant without counsel. The court could have required counsel to assume his place at trial table, even in the face of appellant’s objections, and to offer appellant whatever legal assistance was appropriate. Under these circumstances, had the appellant re fused to accept the legal assistance offered or elected to remain silent (as he did in this case), then his actions might have amounted to a waiver of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel. The trial judge, by permitting counsel’s withdrawal before the beginning of the trial, left the appellant without any legal representation whatsoever despite the appellant’s insistence that he wished to be represented by counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 67 Md. App. 102 - Fowlkes v. State