Humphries v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Judge Lester Barrett of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County denied Vernon Humphries, the applicant for leave to appeal, the writ of habeas corpus because he failed to show that he had been deprived of any constitutional right or that the court that convicted and sentenced him lacked jurisdiction. A careful consideration of the numerous allegations in the petition shows that Judge Barrett was right.

Vernon Humphries was convicted of robbery and sentenced to ten years in the Penitentiary by Judge Byrnes sitting in the Criminal Court of Baltimore. The applicant alleges that the arresting…