Rios v. State

MEREDITH, Judge.

Appellant, Jeffrey Rios, was charged in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County with eleven offenses, including reckless endangerment. His counsel, Ronald L. Schwartz, entered into plea negotiations with the Assistant State’s Attorney assigned to the case; these negotiations continued for about two weeks. In this interlocutory appeal, Rios contends that Schwartz and the prosecutor reached an agreement under which Rios would enter an Alford plea to reckless endangerment and the State would dismiss the remaining charges. But, at the end of the parties’ negotiations, the…