Lawrenson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

This is an application for leave to appeal from a denial, on November 29, 1956, of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge John T. Tucker, of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.

Petitioner was indicted with a co-defendant, Reva Walker, in an indictment, which charged them with forgery, uttering, false pretenses, and fraud in connection with a certain promissory note. This indictment was returned by the Grand Jury on March 22, 1956. They had been previously indicted on November 22, 1955, for forgery and false pretenses for the same offense, and on March 16, 1956, had filed a suggestion and affidavit…