Smith v. State

CATHELL, Judge.

Appellant, Eugene Smith, was convicted in a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of theft of goods of the value of $300 or more. He was sentenced to a term of three years incarceration. He presents only one question on appeal:

Did the court below err in refusing to postpone the case by: (a) improperly finding that appellant had waived counsel by inaction, and (b) improperly failing to allow appellant to explain a second reason for requesting a postponement and/or improperly failing to make any determination on the point whether there was a critical witness for…