Yanes v. State

Lerner, J., concurs in the result.

We herein extend the ambit of Sutton v. State, 289 Md. 359, 424 A.2d 755 (1981) and declare that the proceedings in the Circuit Court for Cecil County amounted to the "functional equivalent of a guilty plea.” Ergo, because the plea did not comply with Md. Rule 731 c, we shall reverse the judgments of the trial court and remand the matter for trial.

The factual setting from which this case arose is unique. Christopher Duran Yanes, appellant, appeared in the circuit court where he was charged with "attempted” forgery, 1 "attempted” causing to be forged, 2…