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GONZALES v. STATE

No. 102 September Term, 2008.

970 A.2d 908 (2009)

408 Md. 515

Miguel GONZALES v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

In the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Criminal No. K-05-003442.

Piedad Gomez, Asst. Public Defender (Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender, Baltimore), on brief, for Petitioner.

Gary E. O'Connor, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Douglas F. Gansler, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore), on brief, for Respondent.

ARGUED BEFORE BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, ADKINS and BARBERA, JJ.

GREENE, Judge.

Miguel Gonzales hired private attorney, Spencer Gordon, to represent him on charges of first degree burglary. Mr. Gordon did not show up on the day of Gonzales' trial; instead, he sent his law partner, Marshall T. Henslee. At issue in this appeal is whether the Circuit Court for Baltimore County erroneously found that Mr. Gonzales knowingly and voluntarily chose to discharge his attorney and waive his right to counsel as permitted by Maryland Rule 4...

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