Legal Opinion
Austin v. Director of Patuxent Institution
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 8, 1965No. [App. No. 72, September Term, 1964.]PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOppenheimeR, J.
On September 11, 1961, the Grand Jury for Cecil County indicted the petitioner on two counts: (1) assault and intent to ravish and carnally know; and (2) simple assault. On October 4, 1961, petitioner was found guilty on both counts and sentenced by Judge Rollins to 30 years. The sentence was subsequently reduced to 20 years. On January 21, 1963, an order for petitioner’s examination at Patuxent to determine whether he was a defective delinquent was passed. On December 5, 1963, Chief Judge J. DeWeese Carter granted petitioner a new trial under the Post Conviction Procedure Act based upon the…
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