Butler v. Despalir

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• holding that a new trial was the appropriate remedy where the trial court failed to conduct a proper Rule 4-215(d) inquiry
• noting that the trial court must make “ ‘such an inquiry as is required to permit it to exercise the discretion required by the [R]ule’ ” (quoting Moore v. State, 331 Md. 179, 187, 626 A.2d 968, 972 (1993))
• pointing out that the real key to determining the propriety of the limited remand is “whether the error adversely affected the defendant’s right to a fair trial”
• pointing out that the real key to determining the propriety of the limited remand is \whether the error adversely affected the defendant's right to a fair trial\
• insufficient inquiry regarding reason for appearing without counsel

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