Court Opinion

ID: 9773841
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 18:00:46.685218+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:31:58.488466
License: Public Domain

ADKINS, J.,
Concurring and Dissenting.
I agree with the majority that there should be a bright-line test, and that the commencement of voir dire is the appropriate demarcation for the commencement of “meaningful trial proceedings” in a jury trial. Thus, I join Part IV, A and B, of the Majority opinion. I respectfully dissent, however, from the balance of the Majority opinion for the reasons set forth in Section III of the Dissent of Chief Judge Bell, which I join. I agree with him that even without the dictates of Rule 4-215, the trial court failed to make a proper inquiry about Hardy’s claim that his counsel was inadequate. See State v. Brown, 342 Md. 404, 676 A.2d 513 (1996).