Legal Opinion
Application of DeToro
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 17, 1963No. Civ. A. 14759PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHROP, District Judge.
Percy DeToro, petitioner herein for a writ of habeas corpus, was found guilty of murder in the first degree by the Criminal Court of Baltimore City sitting without a jury. He was sentenced to death.
DeToro’s state remedies having been exhausted, this court stayed his execution pending a hearing at which the petitioner was present, represented by able counsel; arguments and briefs were submitted by the parties.
Petitioner presents three grounds for the issuance of the writ:
1. A statement was taken from him without affording him an opportunity to consult with legal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Percy Detoro v. Vernon L. Pepersack, Warden of the Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- United States Ex Rel. Thomas C. Cooper, Relator-Appellant v. Frederick G. ReinckeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Boone v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Sanders v. CoxNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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