Legal Opinion
Ford v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 20, 1957No. [H.C. No. 35, September Term, 1957.]PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
Applicant for leave to appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge Smith of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County was tried on the charge of larceny of an automobile, convicted of its unauthorized use, and on May 3, 1957, sentenced to not more than three years in the Maryland Penitentiary.
The various contentions of applicant follow: (1) that before trial he was held incommunicado by Baltimore City police and was not permitted benefit of counsel; (2) that his court-appointed attorney did him “a great deal of harm”; (3) that the Criminal Court of Baltimore lacked jurisdiction to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Sykes v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Barker v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Legrand v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Whitley v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Austin v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Price v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Reeves v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Ellis v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Hamilton v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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