Ballam v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

Adrian W. Ballam filed this application for leave to appeal from refusal of a writ of habeas corpus.

Petitioner alleges that in November, 1949, he was sentenced by the Criminal Court of Baltimore to the Maryland House of Correction, but that he was denied his constitutional rights because he was misinformed of the true nature of the charges against him and he did not receive a copy of the indictment as required by the Maryland law. He says that he was not given an opportunity to prepare a suitable defense.

The statute requires that in every indictment or information for the alleged commission…