Legal Opinion

Williams v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 24, 2001No. H. C. 24PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHenderson, J.

This is an application for leave to appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus.. The applicant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to two years. On a previous application he sought to raise the same point he now seeks to raise, that he was tried without counsel, while his codefendant was represented by counsel. Williams v. Warden, 198 Md. 689, 85 A. 2d 464. He again fails to allege any circumstances that would justify the granting of the writ. The burden is upon a petitioner to state facts tending to show that “for want of benefit of counsel an ingredient of unfairness actively…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Quicksall v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Williams v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  3. Langrehr v. Warden of Maryland State Reformatory for MalesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Selby v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. Martucci v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1953
  3. Walker v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  4. Baker v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  5. Knott v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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