Evans v. State

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

Antwan T. Evans, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of possession of heroin. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment.

Appellant contends on appeal that the court erred:

1. In permitting him to be tried without counsel.

2. In finding the evidence sufficient to sustain his conviction.

We agree that the court erred when it required appellant to be tried without counsel without properly advising him at his first appearance in court or conducting a proper waiver hearing; thus we will reverse. Because retrial is not permitted if the…