Hargett v. State

Kim Hargett v. State of Maryland No. 1809, Sept. Term 2019 Opinion by Shaw Geter, J. Criminal Law > Pretrial Procedures > Request to Discharge Counsel Meaningful trial proceedings had not commenced on the day of trial when the trial judge summoned the venire panel to the courtroom, but they had not arrived or entered the courtroom to begin jury selection when the defendant made a request to discharge counsel, making the procedural requirements of Md. Rule 4-215 mandatory. Criminal Law > Pretrial Procedures > Request to Discharge Counsel In assessing a defendant’s request to discharge counsel,…