TENGERES v. STATE

No. 42, Sept. Term, 2020.

253 A.3d 173 (2021)

474 Md. 126

Toni TENGERES v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Thomas E. Robins , Asst. Public Defender, ( Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender of Maryland, Hagerstown, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Benjamin A. Harris , Asst. Atty. Gen., ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before: Barbera, C.J.; McDonald, Watts, Hotten, Getty, Booth and Biran, JJ.


Maryland has a two-tier trial court system for certain criminal offenses. Under that system, a defendant convicted in the District Court may appeal to the appropriate circuit court for a trial de novo. The defendant's failure to appear for the trial or other proceeding in the circuit court will result in dismissal of the appeal...

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