QUILES v. STATE

No. 348, September Term, 1967.

4 Md. App. 354 (1968)

243 A.2d 661

FRANCISCO OTERO QUILES v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 10, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Moncarz for appellant.

Edward F. Borgerding, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Donald Needle, Assistant Attorney General, and J. Thomas Clark, State's Attorney for Queen Anne's County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ANDERSON, MORTON, ORTH, and THOMPSON, JJ.


ORTH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellant was found guilty of assault by a jury in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 8 years.

It appeared that the appellant, who was indigent, spoke Spanish but did not speak or understand English and his request, made through an interpreter, that an attorney fluent in Spanish be appointed to represent him was granted. Prior to trial, his counsel, who maintained...

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