GAMBRILL v. STATE

No. 42, September Term, 2013.

85 A.3d 856 (2014)

437 Md. 292

Michael GAMBRILL v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 27, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Kobrin , Assistant Public Defender ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for petitioner.

Jessica V. Carter , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Douglas F. Gansler , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for respondent.

Argued before BARBERA, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD, WATTS, JJ.


BATTAGLIA, J.

We confront here the question of whether a trial judge had a duty to engage in a Rule 4-215(e) colloquy1 with Michael Gambrill, Petitioner, when his public defender, on the day of trial, stated: "Your Honor, on behalf of Mr. Gambrill, I'd request a postponement. He indicates that he would like to hire private counsel in this matter." We shall determine that the judge could have reasonably...

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