Szwed v. State

This case involves issues of law similar to our recently consolidated cases in Nalls v. State and Melvin v. State, 437 Md. 674, 89 A.3d 1126, 2014 WL 1613399 (2014). For the *3reasons explained in the majority opinion in Nalls & Melvin, and as summarized here, the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals shall be reversed. In this opinion, as we did in Nalls & Melvin, we address a challenge that has arisen since our decision in Valonis & Tyler v. State, 431 Md. 551, 66 A.3d 661 (2013). We reaffirm our holding in Valonis that a trial judge must comply fully with Md. Rule 4-246(b), and that…