Fuster v. State

We decide: (I.A) whether Maryland Rule 4-707(b) entitles an indigent petitioner to appointed counsel for purposes of a petition under Md.Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (2001, 2008 Repl. Vol., 2013 Supp.) (“CP”) § 8-201; (I.B) whether the Circuit Court for Montgomery County (“the circuit court”) abused its discretion in not considering whether to appoint counsel for David E. Fuster (“Fuster”), Appellant, for purposes of a petition under CP § 8-201; (II) whether the circuit court erred in applying an incorrect standard in ruling on the petition under CP § 8-201; and (III) whether Fuster preserved for…