Legal Opinion
Pressley v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 28, 1966No. [App. No. 98, September Term, 1965.]PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
Eugene Pressley was convicted of the crime of robbery with a deadly weapon and sentenced to eight years in the Maryland House of Correction on July 1, 1964. No appeal was taken.
Petitioner originally filed a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus” but, at the suggestion of Judge Harris, agreed that it would be to his advantage to have the petition considered under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act, and pursuant to Maryland Rule Z55 b it was docketed as such on April 1, 1965. The State’s answer was filed on April 8, 1965. A hearing was held on July 13 and July 20, 1965, before Judge…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- JOHNSON, ETC. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Mulcahy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Snyder v. CearfossCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Fabian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Resetar v. State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Maryland State Bar Ass'n v. FrankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- In Re James S.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Quinn v. QuinnCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Tyler v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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