Court of Appeals of Maryland· 3/27/1987

Martinez v. State

Citations

522 A.2d 950
309 Md. 124
1987 Md. LEXIS 207

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stating that once a criminal defendant waives the right to a jury trial, “the State may not elect a jury trial”
stating that once a criminal defendant waives the right to a jury trial, \the State may not elect a jury trial\
iterating that an intelligent and knowing waiver colloquy with the defendant must be conducted on the record in open court
ordering a new trial when the record did not indicate that the waiver was voluntary
noting that although a trial judge is “not required to ask whether jury trial waivers are the result of threats, promises or inducements,” if the judge decides to ask during a jury trial waiver colloquy, he or she is not “free to ignore the answer”
“In determining whether the defendant has knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to a jury trial, the questioner need not recite any fixed incantation.”

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, Couch, McAuliffe, Smith

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