Kent v. State

The appellant was convicted in a non-jury trial in the Circuit Court for Calvert County of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. Concurrent sentences of ten years and three years imprisonment, respectively, were imposed.

In this appeal it is first contended that appellant was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. It appears that appellant’s codefendant, Thomas Mackall, had been tried and convicted for the crimes charged to appellant but at the time of apellant’s trial, Mackall had not been sentenced. When Mackall was called as…