Hamilton v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

This is the third application for leave to appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus by the petitioner, the last two by Judge Raine in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Hamilton v. Warden, 212 Md. 659; 214 Md. 633.

Petitioner pleaded guilty to six charges of larceny of six different automobiles, and, on February 6, 1956, was sentenced by Judge Carter in the Criminal Court of Baltimore to eight years’ confinement in each case, to run concurrently.

As a result of his last application for leave to appeal, we remanded the case directing that the writ issue so the court could hear and…