Chavez v. Director of Patuxent Institution

Applicant had previously been convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore of escape, attempted larceny, and larceny on April 17, 1962, and had been sentenced to the Maryland State Reformatory for Males for a term of not more than 18 months. Subsequently, on January 18, 1965, the applicant was found to be a defective delinquent by Judge Cardin, sitting without a jury, and committed to Patuxent Institution pursuant to Code (1957, 1965 Cum. Supp.), Article 31B, Section 5. An application for leave to appeal and a memorandum in support thereof have been filed on behalf of the applicant by his…