Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 27, 1992No. 55, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.
A single issue is presented in this case: whether, at his joint trial with Alton D. (“Pete”) Grimes, Jr. in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, at which both were convicted of kidnapping and related offenses, Robert George Williams, the petitioner, received adequate assistance of counsel. A post conviction court held that he did not and ordered a new trial. The State’s application for leave to appeal was granted by the Court of Special Appeals, which then remanded the case to the post conviction court with instructions to vacate the order granting a new trial. At…
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