Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 28, 1981No. [No. 102, September Term, 1980.]PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
Cole and Davidson, JJ., concur in part and dissent in part. Cole, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part at page 220 infra, in which Davidson, J., concurs.
This case presents important questions concerning (1) the Court of Appeals’ jurisdiction to review a case arising under the Post Conviction Procedure Act, Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol., 1981 Cum. Supp.), Art. 27, §§ 645A-645J, and (2) waiver of a criminal defendant’s right to be present at every stage of his trial.
In December 1975, Edward H. Williams was convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore of second…
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