Boswell v. State

The appellants, jointly indicted, were jointly tried and each was found guilty of burglary and grand larceny by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Each was given a 10 year concurrent sentence on each conviction. Separate appeals were filed. Each appellant presents questions relating to the following:

I The competency of trial counsel.

II The advisory nature of the instructions of the lower court to the jury as to the presumption of innocence and the burden of proof.

Poe presents a question relating to the following:

III The absence of counsel at the preliminary hearing.

Boswell…