Boggs v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

In his petition for post conviction relief from his imprisonment for burglary, the petitioner claimed (1) that the testimony of the prosecuting witness was hearsay and erroneous; (2) that the codefendant subsequently admitted that he had perjured himself in testifying at the trial; (3) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction; and (4) that the conviction was based on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice — the codefendant. At the post conviction hearing, the petitioner further contended (5) that although he wanted a jury trial he was tried by the court; and (6)…