Hamilton v. Warden

This is an application for leave to appeal under the Post Conviction Procedure Act, Code (1958 Supp.), Art. 27, sec. 645A et seq. The applicant filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis with Judge Carter, but, with the consent of the petitioner it was treated as a petition under the new Act. Counsel was appointed, and hearings were held before.Judge Allen.

The applicant had pleaded guilty on February 6, 1956, to six charges of larceny of six different automobiles, and been sentenced by Judge Carter to eight years in each case, to run concurrently. He sought to review these convictions…