Legal Opinion
Cowans v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 14, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 17888PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HARVEY, District Judge.
Ronald Vernon Cowans, petitioner, is presently incarcerated in the Maryland Penitentiary as the result of a 1963 trial and conviction in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City. Petitioner entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of robbery but was found guilty as to both counts on December 11, 1963 by Judge Reuben Oppenheimer sitting without a jury. A co-defendant, Earl Hayes, was tried and convicted at the same time. On December 13, 1963, petitioner filed a motion for a new trial which was heard by the court and denied on April 28, 1964. Judge…
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