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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 95 September Term, 1994 ___________________________________

THOMAS REGINALD MOTEN A/K/A THOMAS REGINALD MARTINEZ v. STATE OF MARYLAND

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Eldridge Rodowsky Chasanow Karwacki Bell Raker McAuliffe, John F. (Retired specially assigned), JJ. ___________________________________ Opinion by Raker, J. Rodowsky and McAuliffe, JJ., dissent ___________________________________

- 2 Filed: August 23, 1995

This case presents the question of whether a trial court's failure to advise a defendant who wishes to waive counsel of allowable penalties, as required by Maryland Rule 4-215, can be harmless error. We shall answer in the negative.

I. Petitioner Thomas Reginald Moten, a/k/a Thomas Reginald

Martinez, was indicted on charges of cocaine distribution, in violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1992 Repl. Vol., 1994 Cum. Supp.) Article 27,

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