MORGAN v. STATE

No. 71, September Term, 2013.

89 A.3d 1149 (2014)

438 Md. 11

Devon Edward MORGAN v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Braudes , Assistant Public Defender ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Sarah Page Pritzlaff , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Douglas F. Gansler , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before BARBERA, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, AD KINS, McDONALD and WATTS, JJ.


ADKINS, J.

In the short time since we last spoke on the matter of jury waivers, it has become clear that greater specificity is needed regarding how a court must determine and announce on the record that a waiver is knowing and voluntary. In this case, we address how soon after a waiver colloquy such an announcement must be made, and whether that announcement may be combined with an announcement regarding a related colloquy.

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