Hines v. State

The appellant, Plollis Hines, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree for the shooting of his former sweetheart on a Baltimore street, late at night. He was represented by a lawyer who has had long and wide experience in the trial of criminal cases. When Hines, alleging and showing that he was indigent, appealed, another lawyer was appointed to represent him. His counsel on appeal went over the transcript with Hines to determine what points should be made and what testimony printed, and after obtaining his agreement on these points, prepared a thorough brief in which it is ably…