Nixon v. Director, Patuxent Institution

This application for leave to appeal from a denial of post conviction relief by Chief Judge J. DeWeese Carter, sitting in the Circuit Court for Talbot County, Maryland, raises four contentions.

The petitioner’s first contention asks: “Was the petitioner denied a fair and speedy trial as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution?” In support of this contention, he states he was imprisoned for nine months before being properly served with a warrant. This allegation is not factually correct. The record shows that two warrants were issued August 17, 1964, charging crimes…