Silvestri v. Director of Patuxent Institution

In this application for leave to appeal from the finding of the lower court that he was a defective delinquent, the applicant alleges: (1) that the evidence was legally insufficient to support the finding; (2) that there was evidence that he is now well adjusted and should be transferred from Patuxent to the Institution for Men; (3) that the only evidence produced by the State was the testimony of the director of Patuxent based on reports made by other staff members who were not present in court and available for cross-examination; and (4) that the lower court did not pay strict attention to…