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they were awakened by a noise at the door. The [Appellant] .
. . was attempting to get into the location. He had no
permission to be there. He attempted to break in through the
door and in the process, destroyed the locks and jammed the
door shut. When he was unable to access the room through the
door, he took a brick-size piece of concrete and smashed in the
glass of the window to [the] [r]oom . . . and climbed inside. He
was armed with a knife. He ordered the children, aged 14 and
12, to leave the room so they would not “see this” in his words.
He attacked . . . [his ex-wife] on the bed and attempted to stab
her. They wrestled over the knife. In the process, [Appellant’s
ex-wife] . . . sustained cuts to her hands. [One of the children]
grabbed the [Appellant] . . . in an effort to pull him away from
his mother and [she] . . . was able to gain control of the knife.
[Appellant] . . . grabbed [that same child] . . . by the neck,
scratching his throat. All three victims were able to escape the
room through the broken window. [Appellant] . . . was arrested
at the scene. [Appellant’s ex-wife] . . . also sustained
significant bruising to her legs as a result of the assault . . . .
[She] . . . required 12 sutures to her left hand, [3] . . . sutures to
her left wrist and [3] . . . sutures to her left foot as a result of
the assault and the escape through the broken window. She
sustained permanent scars.
On September 9, 2019, Appellant was indicted on charges of attempted first-degree
murder, attempted second-degree murder, home invasion, first-degree burglary, third-
degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree
assault, carrying a dangerous weapon with the intent to injure, and malicious destruction
of property.
Appellant’s attorney entered her appearance on October 9, 2019 and filed a demand
for a speedy trial. A trial date was set for March 19, 2020. Pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-
1003(a), on March 12, 2020, then-Chief Judge Barbera issued an Administrative Order
which suspended, on an emergency basis, criminal jury trials that were scheduled to begin
on March 16, 2020 through April 3, 2020 because of the COVID-19 emergency. On April