LEONARD v. STATE

No. 55, September Term, 1983.

302 Md. 111 (1985)

486 A.2d 163

JOHN LEE LEONARD A/K/A SAMAD ABDUL TAAWWAB v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

January 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur A. DeLano, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Baltimore (Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, Baltimore, on the brief), for appellant.

Ann E. Singleton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Baltimore, on the brief), for appellee.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON, RODOWSKY and COUCH, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court was required to conduct a waiver of counsel inquiry before allowing the defendant to proceed pro se.

The facts are as follows. John Lee Leonard was indicted for possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, simple possession, and conspiracy. Keith Krissoff entered his appearance as Leonard's assigned public defender.

On May 21, 1982, a hearing was held in...

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