Thomas v. Warden

On January 3, 1961, the applicant, William Thomas, who was represented by privately retained counsel, pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the State narcotics laws (second offense) and was sentenced to ten years in the Maryland Penitentiary. He entered no appeal.

In March, 1963, Thomas filed a petition for relief under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act. At a hearing in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, Thomas contended: (1) that “he was searched and arrested without a warrant and the fruits of this search were used against him; and (2) that he was induced to enter a plea of guilty,…