Maryland v. Daughtrey
Annotate this CaseIn January, 2006, Appellee-Defendant Demetrius Daughtry was indicted with murder, robbery, robbery with a deadly weapon and use of a handgun in the commission of a violent felony stemming from the botched robbery and shooting death of Anthony Brown. Defendant negotiated with the State to plead guilty to first-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a violent felony. The circuit court agreed with the terms of the plea agreement, and sentenced Defendant to a term of life imprisonment. On appeal of the sentence, Defendant argued that the guilty plea should be vacated because the circuit court judge did not determine "on the record that defense counsel had advised [Defendant] of the elements of first degree murder." The appellate court vacated the convictions, explaining that "all [Defendant] said [on the record] was that he had 'talked over his plea' with counsel. …[The court] did not, in any way, assure that he understood the elements of the charge of first-degree murder. …Consequently, the voir dire conducted in this case failed to show that the plea met the required knowing, voluntary and intelligent standard [of Maryland Rule 4-242 and relevant caselaw]." On appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed the appellate decision vacating Defendant's convictions, finding no indicia that Defendant made a "knowing and voluntary" plea.
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