Walker v. State

MATRICCIANI, Judge.

Constance Walker, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of second-degree assault and sentenced to 23 months of imprisonment, with all but 12 months suspended in favor of three years of probation. 1 Appellant asks the following question on appeal: Did the trial court err in ruling that she had waived her right to counsel under Md. Rule 4-215(b) when, after she explained that she was found ineligible for representation by the Public Defender’s Office and could not afford private counsel, the court did not inquire as to whether she was…