Jackson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

This is an application for leave to appeal from refusal of a writ of habeas corpus.

The two petitioners in this case were tried and convicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for rape. They were sentenced to ten years in the Maryland House of Correction. They contend that they were convicted without due process of law, in that a certain letter from a Dr. Reuben Andres was offered by the State, and, as this witness did not testify, they were not confronted by this witness. They also urge that the evidence was legally insufficient to convict.

The petition alleges in response to a letter…