Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Butler v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 12, 1950No. [H.C. No. 41, October Term, 1949.]PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHenderson, J.
This is an application for leave to appeal from a refusal of a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner alleges that he was tried and convicted on February 1, 1949 in the Circuit Court for Cecil County on a charge of attempted rape, and sentenced to twenty years. He alleges that he was never presented or indicted by the Grand Jury, but was tried upon information filed by the State’s Attorney, in violation of a constitutional right. His application was denied by Judge France on the ground that the identical allegations had been previously considered by other judges.
There is no provision of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Fisher v. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
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