Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1/8/1985

Leonard v. State

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486 A.2d 163
302 Md. 111
1985 Md. LEXIS 523

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noting that our recognition of the constitutional implications of the right to counsel and right to self-representation “was evidenced in Maryland Rule 719, the precursor to Rule 723 c”
noting that our recognition of the constitutional implications of the right to counsel and right to self-representation “was evidenced in Maryland Rule 719, the precursor to Rule 723 c”
determining that there must be a “minimum declaration sufficient to constitute assertion of the right to self-representation ... to alert the trial judge that further inquiry may be necessary” (internal quotation omitted)
declaring request to discharge counsel “obvious” where defendant said “can I get appointed another counsel? ... Well, he’s not representing me then”
Although the decision in the case rested upon a violation of Rule 4-215, the Court also discussed and quoted extensively from Von Moltke v. Gillies
“ ‘[A]ny statement by the defendant from which the court could reasonably conclude that the defendant desired self-representation would be sufficient.’ ”

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