Smith v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

This is an application to appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge McLaughlin in the Circuit Court for Washington County.

The petitioner pleaded guilty to a violation of the narcotics law and was sentenced by Judge Carter in the Criminal Court of Baltimore to three years in the House of Correction.

He contends: (1) that his counsel was incompetent; (2) that the possession of cannabis is not a criminal offense in Maryland; (3) (4) that the evidence was illegally seized and illegally used as evidence; and (5) that at the time of his conviction and sentence there were no provisions…