Whiting v. Director of Patuxent Institution

Applicant had previously been convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore of robbery on November 1, 1963, and had been sentenced to not more than 18 months in the Maryland Institution for Men. Subsequently, on January 18, 1965, he was found to be a defective delinquent by Judge Cardin, sitting without a jury, and committed to the Patuxent Institution pursuant to Code (1957, 1965 Cum. Supp.), Article 31B, Section 5. Application for leave to appeal and a memorandum in support thereof have been filed on his behalf by his court appointed attorney. He sets forth the following contentions:

1. That…