Legal Opinion
Spence v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 10, 1983No. [No. 52, September Term, 1982.]PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
Murphy, C. J., and Smith and Rodowsky, JJ., dissent. Murphy, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 426 infra, in which Smith and Rodowsky, JJ., join.
The question we shall decide is whether the opportunity to argue the merits of a criminal case after a verdict rendered prior to argument and later stricken satisfies the defendant’s constitutional right to the assistance of counsel throughout the proceedings.
The following pertinent facts were presented to the Criminal Court of Baltimore (now Circuit Court for Baltimore City) in the non-jury trial of William Spence. On the evening of June 14,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Yopps v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- The PEOPLE v. DiazAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by38 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Jefferson-El v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- United States v. Systems Architects, Inc., United States of America v. Karen Y. Pan, United States of America v. George S. PanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Gilliam v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.