Legal Opinion
Ralph v. Pepersack
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 13, 1962No. Civ. 13693PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
The Attorney General of Maryland, representing respondent, seeks dismissal of this petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the petition is premature in that petitioner has not exhausted his State remedies, particularly those under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act (UPCPA), Md.Code, Art. 27, sec. 645A-645J. On the other hand, counsel for petitioner argues that the Maryland courts have construed the UPCPA so narrowly that it is not really an available, effective remedy in this case.
Petitioner was convicted of rape and sentenced to death by three…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Rea v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
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3Cited by11 opinions
- William Ralph v. Vernon L. Pepersack, Warden, Maryland State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- William Ralph v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Ralph v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Ralph v. BroughDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1965
- Crawford v. BaileyDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1964
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