State v. Jones

In Jones v. State, 17 Md. App. 130, 300 A. 2d 392 (1973) the Court of Special Appeals, by a divided panel, reversed Jones’ armed robbery conviction and ordered a new trial on the ground that the trial judge had abused his discretion in denying Jones’ request to withdraw his prior waiver of a jury trial. We granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Special Appeals erred in so concluding.

The pertinent facts are these: Jones’ case was scheduled for trial on March 30, 1971, before Judge Albert L. Sklar in the Criminal Court of Baltimore. On that date, Jones pleaded not guilty and…