![]() OWENS: The State's concern in this case is that the victim is a six year old girl, that the parents now feel that she has made at least recovery to some extent from the emotional trauma, that she is now doing well and unless compelled by some overwhelming event they would really not like to subject her to any emotional trauma. The State explained its position by stating: When the case was called for trial on 2 October 1975, the appellant took the stand and indicated that he wished to plead guilty to statutory rape. The record shows that the appellant was indicted for rape (count one), assault with intent to rape (count two), statutory rape (count three), assault with intent to commit statutory rape (count four), and assault (count five). In this belated appeal, the appellant's sole contention is that the trial court erred in not giving him "an opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea." On 20 January 1976, he sentenced the appellant to a term of five years and, on his own initiative, ordered him to be examined at Patuxent Institution to ascertain if he was a defective delinquent. In the Criminal Court of Baltimore, Jeffery McCormick, the appellant, tendered a plea of guilty to a charge of statutory rape. Swisher, State's Attorney for Baltimore City, and Ronald Owens, Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City, for appellee.ĭAVIDSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. Burch, Attorney General, Stephen Rosenbaum, Assistant Attorney General, William A. Malloy, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. *443 The cause was submitted on briefs to DAVIDSON, MELVIN and WILNER, JJ.
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