Bergen v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

This is an application for leave to appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge John B. Gontrum of Baltimore County. Petitioner was convicted on one eharge of rogue and vagabond and on three charges of burglary, by a jury.

Petitioner contends that the jury was misled by the introduction of certain photographs by the State. This Court has held that alleged error in admitting evidence is reviewable on appeal but not on habeas corpus. Tyson v. Warden, 198 Md. 684, 84 A. 2d 59; Stokes v. Warden, 205 Md. 629, 106 A. 2d 78; Johns v. Warden, 205 Md. 644, 108 A. 2d 906.

Petitioner also…