Legal Opinion
Strosnider v. Warden
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 18, 1962No. [App. No. 4, September Term, 1962 (Adv.).]PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
The petitioner, Boyd Wilson Strosnider, seeks leave to appeal from the decision of the lower court denying him post conviction relief.
Strosnider was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. He now contends that he did not commit the murder, but rather that he initially confessed to it while in a state of suicidal despondency (brought on in part by an extreme overdose of alcohol) and that his confession was readily accepted by the police, especially in light of the fact that no other volunteers came forth to admit to the crime.
The petitioner elected to proceed below as attorney pro se…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- Wash., B. A.R. Co. v. KimmeyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
- State v. D'ONOFRIOCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Barbee v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Hanley v. StulmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Milton M. Levin v. Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- State v. GilesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Ross v. WardenCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Baldwin v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Ralph v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
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