Sembly v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

This is an application for leave to appeal from refusal of a writ of habeas corpus.

The Warden of the Maryland Penitentiary states petitioner was received at that institution “on April 10, 1947 with a sentence of twenty years for robbery with deadly weapon (2 cases).” He applied to Judge France, sitting in the Baltimore City Court, for a writ. In his petition he charged that he was convicted because of perjury and conspiracy. The writ was denied, and he appeals here.

His brief, filed here, is an argument to show that the facts of the case were insufficient to support a conviction; and the point…