Hughes v. State

Murphy, C. J., and Rodowsky, J., dissent. Murphy, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 230 infra, in which Rodowsky, J., concurs.

We are concerned in this case with the interplay between Maryland Rule 724 stating, with exceptions not here applicable, "[t]he defendant shall be present at every stage of the trial” and Rule 746 b providing that once a trial date in a criminal case has been set any change of date must be "[u]pon motion of a party made in writing or in open court and for extraordinary cause shown [to the satisfaction of] the county administrative judge dr a judge designated by…