Benjamin F. Plater v. Warden, Maryland House of Correction

HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.

After denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, this prisoner, confined in a state institution, undertook an appeal to this Court without a certificate of probable cause. In accordance with our usual practice, we have reviewed the record and have considered the written and oral arguments of his court-appointed counsel to determine whether or not a Judge of this Court should issue the necessary certificate, and have concluded that the appeal is without merit and that the appeal should be dismissed for want of the certificate. Presley v. Peppersack, 4 Cir.,…