Bartlett v. State

James Bartlett, II, appellant here, was indicted by the grand jury of Prince George’s County, on March 6, 1970, for possession of cannabis on December 9,1969. On March 19, 1970, appearance of his counsel was entered, he was arraigned, and he entered a plea of not guilty and elected a jury trial.

Upon appearing for trial on August 12, 1970, appellant, according to a docket entry, withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to count 1 of the indictment. The court ordered a presentence investigation.

The docket records that on October 1, 1970, the presentence report was filed, and…