Faulkner v. Director of Patuxent Institution

After a jury, in the Circuit Court for Talbot County, found applicant to be a defective delinquent and he was committed to the Patuxent Institution, he requested leave to appeal.

He raises six contentions:

1. Your petitioner was never examined by Dr. Boslow, the only witness appearing against him, except at one staff meeting; any examination he received never lasted more than fifteen minutes.

2. That the jury’s finding that your petitioner was a defective delinquent was in error in that it was contrary to the evidence and against the weight of the evidence.

3. That your petitioner’s assigned…