Watkins v. State

WILNER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s- County of second degree murder, false imprisonment, and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. Upon these convictions, he was given consecutive prison sentences of 30 years, 10 years, and 15 years, respectively. In this appeal, he makes the following five complaints:

“I. The trial court’s failure to conduct an adequate inquiry into appellant’s pretrial claim of ineffective assistance deprived appellant of the right to effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth and…