Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Stovall v. Wright

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 16, 1948No. [H.C. No. 39, October Term, 1947.]PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

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

Petitioner was tried and convicted in 1947 on the charge of burglary and was sentenced to imprisonment for two years.

He alleges (1) that he did not have the right of counsel ; (2) that the co-defendant was released on bond and did not take the witness stand at any time during the trial; and (3) that no evidence was produced by the State other than circumstantial evidence, and thus he was not tried by due process of law.

There is no allegation that the petitioner was unable to employ counsel, or that he was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Blount v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
  2. State Ex Rel. Sawyer v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
  3. State ex rel. Sawyer v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lievers v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. Fisher v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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