Satchell v. State

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

The petitioner David Satehell, along with three codefendants, was charged with burglary and related offenses. The *44charges followed the March 26, 1981, arrest of the four defendants in a van containing stolen property.

Satchell was arraigned in the Criminal Court of Baltimore (now the Circuit Court for Baltimore City) on May 21, 1981. The appearance of counsel for Satchell was entered at that time, and the trial of all four defendants was set for August 17, 1981, well within the 180-day period required under Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl.Vol.), Art. 27, § 591, and Rule 746.

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