Martin v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

The applicant was tried and was convicted by a jury on June 15, 1960, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, on a charge of assault with intent to commit rape. The conviction was “without capital punishment.” On the same day, he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in the Penitentiary. The applicant alleged that he was denied his right of appeal by the State, that he was convicted on perjured testimony knowingly used by the State and that his counsel did not properly represent him at the trial.

At his Post Conviction hearing, the applicant testified at some length. (He did not…