Legal Opinion
State v. Roberson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 1, 1960No. [No. 43 (Adv.), September Term, 1960.]PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHenderson, J.
On March 7, 1960, after a hearing on a petition for post conviction relief, Judge Fletcher, in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, ordered that the petitioner be released from the custody of officials of the Patuxent Institution, to which he had been duly committed as a defective delinquent pursuant to a finding of a jury on January 8, 1957, and an order of court, under Code (1957), Art. 31B, sec. 9 (b), from which no appeal had been taken. Judge Fletcher rejected the petitioner’s contention that Art. 3IB is unconstitutional, but held that the misdemeanor of which the petitioner had…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Eggleston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Archer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1924
- Blizzard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Sobel v. DiatzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bush v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- People v. McCullinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Barnes v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Termin v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Ambrose v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961