Payne v. Warden

Alexander Payne applies for leave to appeal from an order filed by Judge Joseph C. Howard in the Criminal Court of Baltimore denying relief sought by applicant in his first petition under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act. The application is granted and the matter remanded for further findings consistent with this opinion.

*398Judge Howard summarized the ease to this point:

“Petitioner, Alexander Payne, was convicted of second-degree murder (Indictment No. 5067/ 1967) by Judge Albert L. Sklar on January 9, 1968 and sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment.

“An appeal to the Court of Special…