Coleman v. State

In this case, as in State v. D’Onofrio, 221 Md. 20, we granted leave to appeal in a proceeding under the Post Conviction Procedure Act, Code (1959 Supp.), Art. 27, Secs. 645A-645I, and the two cases were argued successively. Here, the court below denied the petition, which was based upon alleged perjured testimony. The original trial was held on August 26, 1955, the appellant being convicted, by the court without a jury, of breaking and entering, and sentenced to a term of five years. Appeal was taken to this Court and the judgment affirmed. Coleman v. State, 209 Md. 379. It appeared that…