Jones v. State

We granted certiorari in this case after the Court of Special Appeals, in an unreported opinion, Byron (NMN) Jones v. State of Maryland,, [No. 1222, September Term, 1975, filed August 17, 1976], affirmed appellant’s conviction in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County on charges of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and use of a handgun in committing a crime of violence.

The primary issue raised on appeal to the Court of Special Appeals was whether the trial eourt erred “in refusing defense counsel an opportunity to obtain a psychiatric evaluation of Appellant’s competency to stand…