Legal Opinion
State v. Hance
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 29, 1967No. 141, Initial Term, 1967PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Samuel R. Hance was convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon in the Criminal Court of Baltimore on August 21, 1961, and was sentenced to not more than fifteen years in the Maryland State Reformatory for Males. He took no direct appeal. On July 9, 1963, he filed his first post conviction petition setting forth the following contentions:
1. He was arrested without a warrant.
2. The verdict was against the weight of the evidence.
3. The trial judge was incompetent.
4. Evidence was illegally obtained by force.
5. He was represented by incompetent counsel.
In a supplemental petition, Hance made these…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by40 opinions
- John Wayne Kemplen v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Walker v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Neller v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- United States of Amercia Ex Rel. Emile A. Turner, H-6528 v. Alfred T. Rundle, SuptCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Workman v. CardwellDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1972
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