Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Wilson v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 21, 1948No. H. C. No. 31PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an application for leave to appeal from refusal of a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner is imprisoned under sentence of seven years for burglary, larceny and *759forgery. He alleges that he was illegally arrested at his residence “without a search warrant” and was detained, at Police Headquarters without'benefit of counsel. Even if he was illegally arrested and held, he cannot for that reason escape punishment when lawfully indicted, tried and convicted. Davis v. Brady, 188 Md. 113, 51 A. 2d 827; Bowie v. Warden, 190 Md. 728, 60 A. 2d 185, decided November 13, 1947.

Application denied,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bowie v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
  2. Davis v. BradyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Freeland v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
  2. Haynie v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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