Hill v. State

Bruñe, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellant, Hill, when arraigned in the trial court, was not represented by counsel. He pleaded guilty to a narcotics-law violation, admitted a prior conviction of a similar offense, and was sentenced as a second offender to the maximum authorized prison term, which is ten years. This appeal (in which he is represented by court-appointed counsel) is from the judgment and sentence.

The indictment was in four counts. The first two counts, charged, respectively, possession and control of a narcotic drug in the City of Baltimore on November 8th,…