Goodrich v. State

Diandre Goodrich v. State of Maryland, No. 8, September Term, 2025 SIXTH AMENDMENT – ARTICLE 21 OF MARYLAND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS – MARYLAND RULE 4-215(e) – RIGHT TO COUNSEL – RIGHT TO SELF-REPRESENTATION – REQUEST TO DISCHARGE COUNSEL – INQUIRY Supreme Court of Maryland held that where trial court has been advised that defendant who is represented by counsel desires self-representation, court is required under Snead v. State, 286 Md. 122,

406 A.2d 98

(1979), to conduct inquiry to determine whether defendant truly wants to assert right to self-representation, i.e., whether defendant clearly and…