Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 1, 2001No. [P.C. No. 1, September Term, 1958.]PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
This is the first application for leave to appeal under the Post Conviction Procedure Act (Code, 1958 Supp., Art. 27, Sections 645A to 645J) that has reached this Court.
In 1952 applicant was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Woodward of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County after conviction of assault with intent to rape. Twice he has unsuccessfully sought leave to appeal from a denial of the writ of habeas corpus. Byrd v. Warden, 210 Md. 662; Byrd v. Warden, 216 Md. 656.
On July 16, 1958, Byrd filed a petition seeking relief under the Post Conviction Procedure Act. The affidavit to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Byrd v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Byrd v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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- Taylor v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
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