Baldwin v. State

GETTY, Judge.

This case commenced in 1978, five years later it is still with us. Hugh Hartman Baldwin, appellant, was charged with various drug related offenses. His original convictions on seven of the eight charges placed against him were overturned on appeal. Baldwin v. State, 45 Md.App. 378, 413 A.2d 246 (1980). Upon retrial he was convicted on four counts and these convictions were reversed on appeal because appellant was required to proceed without counsel. Baldwin v. State, 51 Md.App. 538, 444 A.2d 1058 (1982). Appellant’s third trial resulted in convictions for maintaining a common…