Monroe v. Director of Patuxent Institution

At a non-jury trial before Judge W. Albert Menchine in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, William R. Monroe, represented by experienced and competent counsel of his choice, was convicted of armed robbery. After an investigation by the Probation Department, a sentence of twelve years was imposed on January 15, 1959, with a recommendation that the prisoner be confined in the Patuxent Institution.

On May 8, 1959, Monroe filed a petition under the Post Conviction Procedure Act in which he alleges insufficiency of the evidence to convict, improper admission of evidence, prejudice by the court…