Williams v. Director of Patuxent Institution

In this application for leave to appeal a finding by the Criminal Court of Baltimore that he was a defective delinquent within the meaning of Code (1957), Art. 31B, Sec. 5, the applicant, Lester E. Williams, alleges that: (1) the defective delinquent statute, Code (1957), Art. 31B, is “arbitrary and oppressive,” “an attempt to subvert the United States Constitution” and an ex post facto law, and therefore unconstitutional; (2) he was placed in double jeopardy by the finding of defective delinquency; and (3) he does not fit the description of a defective delinquent.

The first two contentions…