Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 13, 1958No. H. C. No. 9PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

In a petition for leave to appeal from the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus, the applicant makes but one contention, i. e., that a confession was obtained from him by “unorthodox and unfair methods used by the police officers.” The voluntary nature of a confession may be raised and contested at the trial of a defendant or upon appeal, but cannot form the basis for a writ of habeas corpus. Johnson v. Warden, 212 Md. 652; Eberle v. Warden, 209 Md. 657.

Application denied, with costs.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
  2. Eberle v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Whitley v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  2. Ferguson v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  3. Elliott v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1965