Gayles v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

This is an application by Samuel Lloyd Gayles for leave to appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge Michael J. Manley of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.

Petitioner was found guilty of larceny and on September 17, 1956, was sentenced by the magistrate to eighteen months in the Maryland House of Correction.

Petitioner contends that he was denied the right to witnesses that were “friendly to him”. The denial of the opportunity to obtain witnesses relates to the regularity rather than to the validity of the proceedings and can be raised on appeal, but not on habeas corpus.…